A city charter change in Newburgh now allows the City Council to remove any member of the board for just cause.
It was approved during Tuesday's election day events.
Mayor Torrance Harvey says the measure was proposed as
protection for city residents.
And while the council maintains that the change was not
aimed at any specific council member, supporters of Councilman Omari Shakur say
he is being targeted.
He's been censured by the council twice for his
confrontational commentary toward the police in recent weeks.