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Depoe Bay deputy outlines call patterns, recommends swing shift; councilor urges municipal court to recoup enforcement costs
Summary
Deputy Halston reviewed two years of call data and recommended maintaining a 7 a.m.–5 p.m. daytime presence with a swing shift option; Councilor Leeson suggested exploring a municipal court to recover costs from citations.
Deputy Halston presented two years of call-for-service and self-initiated activity data to the council on Tuesday and recommended keeping a daytime deputy presence while adding a swing shift to capture evening traffic.
“First and foremost, I do think there should still be a daytime presence here — a 7 through 5,” Deputy Halston said, and added that a swing shift such as noon–10 p.m. or 2 p.m.–midnight would capture evening traffic and training opportunities.
Councilor Leeson responded by urging…
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