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Police propose rank restructure; say staffing levels can hold for now
Summary
Danville police leaders presented a personnel reorganization, equipment and fleet needs and said they expect to sustain current staffing (39 authorized officers) for the coming year while requesting rank changes rather than additional patrol hires.
Chief Gray and Assistant Chief Doan briefed the Danville City Commission on department call volumes, staffing and near-term budget priorities, recommending an internal reorganization that creates a second assistant chief and a patrol captain but does not add sworn headcount for the coming year.
Assistant Chief Doan said the department is “allotted 39 full time officers” and is currently at 38; he told commissioners that if the city can sustain that 39-person staffing level the department does not plan to ask for an additional officer this year. “We want to focus on some of those internal changes,” Doan said,…
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