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Pacific police chief warns eliminating assistant chief post would hamper operations; board sets start date to mitigate budget impact
Summary
Chief Klinger told aldermen removing the assistant chief position would harm department operations and leave the chief as sole administrator; aldermen agreed to budget the post at reduced hours with a planned Sept. 1 start to reduce near-term budget impact.
Chief Klinger told the Board of Aldermen that eliminating or leaving vacant the assistant chief position would leave the department without an administrative officer between the chief and patrol sergeants and "it is gonna hamper the operation" of the police department.
During budget deliberations Alderman Cleave proposed removing the assistant chief hours from the payroll worksheet to reduce immediate budget pressure. Chief Klinger said the department had operated without…
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