The president of the Sacramento police officers’ union appealed to the City Council on Tuesday to fill 75 vacant officer positions at the Police Department. Brent Meyer, president of the Sacramento Police Officers Association, made his remarks at the meeting after Police Chief Rick Braziel spoke about the early release of 190 inmates last week from the county jail. Meyer asked the City Council to think of the department’s 75 vacant police officer positions as it evaluates the city’s budget this year. “I’m here to urge you to act,” he said. Braziel, meanwhile, presented information to the City Council about last week’s early release of the inmates from county jail. The release was the r