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TIANO From Page 1 address the specific concerns of the LGBT community, the committee, Tiano and members of his staff have instituted LGBT-training programs for graduates of the Police Academy, recently produced a training DVD and, earlier this year, presented the program for the first time to new members of the department who previously served on other police forces. Franny Price, who’s served as chair of the committee since December, said Tiano has been an excellent resource for the community. “I’ve only been chair for half a year, but I’ve worked with him for the past several years, and every time there’s been a situation that I know of, Chief Tiano has responded instantly,” Price said. “We’ve gotten nothing but understanding and concern from the chief. This will be a big loss for our community.” Price noted that, when a replacement is named, the committee will do its best to acclimate him or her to the community’s needs, but it will be a challenge after having developed such a strong connection with Tiano. “He’s one of the most accepting people, and just a nice guy. And you know he’s genuine; he’s not going to sit at our meeting and then an hour later go to his fellow officers and say he was at a ‘faggot’ meeting or anything. That’s not his style. He really, really just genuinely cares. It’s been great to have had someone who supports us and understands us. You have to be extremely open-minded, and he always has been.” The committee, which got wind of the retirement before Tiano made the official announcement, surprised the chief with a party at its monthly meeting May 13. In addition to the current members, several former committee members were in attendance, which Tiano said he appreciated. “I wasn’t expecting it,” he said. “There were a lot of old members who showed up, and that was really nice. It was just very touching.” ■ Jen Colletta can be reached at jen@epgn.com.
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