Jefferson Police Department hopes to fix its officer shortage with new agreement. | stock photo
Jefferson Police Department hopes to fix its officer shortage with new agreement. | stock photo
The Jefferson City Council approved a 28E agreement to make sure there is adequate law enforcement coverage for Jefferson, according to The Perry News.
The agreement is for one year and it makes sure that Jefferson City Police Department has time to fix its current critical shortage of officers. It allows for the raising of its starting wage, the news media reports.
“I’m glad we can work together,” Greene County Supervisors Chair John Muir said, the news media reported. “We have an obligation to make sure the citizens of Jefferson have law enforcement services.”
The agreement allows for a set rate of $1,000 per shift for the sheriff's department to cover as many as 15 shifts in Jefferson each month. The city will also pay $1,750 each month for a part-time administrative employee of the sheriff's department, according to the news media.
“Our hope, everybody’s hope, is that the police department rebuilds and succeeds,” Greene County Attorney Thomas Laehn said, the news media reported. “The county does not want to take on an indefinite obligation, nor do we want to supplant the Jefferson Police Department. This is going to put an enormous strain on both the PD and the SO, but we want to work together and get through this together and succeed.”
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