You need 4 officers for 24/7 coverage; one spare, and one manager seems reasonable, iff having a PD is reasonable. Probably makes more sense to make use of the county sherrif rather than having a PD if there's not some issue with the sherrif.
City manager would be in charge of city business (building and occupancy permits, inspections, billing for services, etc), whereas the Mayor (and/or city council) makes the political decisions (setting the policies the manager executes, etc)
The "city" structure is an administrative choice and it's super common down south to have tiny towns that run as a city.
A 6-person department is just about the minimum for 24/7 coverage. IDK why they have a department at all though. Just let the state police or sheriff deal with it IMO.
Notable, given the headline, is that the city manager also quit, likely due to the mayor mixing personal funds and city business while not consulting with the city’s legal counsel. While I applaud the mayor’s willingness to apply Flock methodology to Flock’s constituency, I’m not celebrating this one like I would be if it wasn’t under such defective circumstances.
Why does a village of 772 people need a mayor, a "city" manager, a police chief and 5 police officers?
You need 4 officers for 24/7 coverage; one spare, and one manager seems reasonable, iff having a PD is reasonable. Probably makes more sense to make use of the county sherrif rather than having a PD if there's not some issue with the sherrif.
City manager would be in charge of city business (building and occupancy permits, inspections, billing for services, etc), whereas the Mayor (and/or city council) makes the political decisions (setting the policies the manager executes, etc)
The "city" structure is an administrative choice and it's super common down south to have tiny towns that run as a city.
A 6-person department is just about the minimum for 24/7 coverage. IDK why they have a department at all though. Just let the state police or sheriff deal with it IMO.
Notable, given the headline, is that the city manager also quit, likely due to the mayor mixing personal funds and city business while not consulting with the city’s legal counsel. While I applaud the mayor’s willingness to apply Flock methodology to Flock’s constituency, I’m not celebrating this one like I would be if it wasn’t under such defective circumstances.