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Centralia council adopts middle staffing target of 1.67 officers per 1,000 residents
Summary
The Centralia City Council voted to record a police staffing level of service of 1.67 officers per 1,000 residents in the comprehensive plan, a midpoint the chief said restores pre‑COVID staffing and would allow more proactive policing if funded.
Centralia City Council on Tuesday adopted a 1.67 officers‑per‑1,000‑residents level of service to be included in the city's comprehensive plan, after a presentation by Centralia Police Chief Andy Caldwell and staff discussion of workload models and budget constraints.
Chief Caldwell told the council the proposal grew from a workshop that compared three options: the current staffing (about 1.57 per 1,000), a middle target of 1.67 (roughly the department's pre‑COVID level) and the 2018 comprehensive‑plan figure of 1.78 per 1,000. He said the recommendation came…
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