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Police staffing, 24-hour coverage and police station funding dominate committee questions
Summary
Budget committee members pressed staff May 15 on whether the St. Helens Police Department can maintain 24-hour coverage under reduced-staffing scenarios and on funding for a proposed police station.
Budget committee members focused prolonged questioning on the St. Helens Police Department’s staffing, overtime exposure and the city’s police facility plans during the May 15 session.
Finance staff described proposed police personnel-services spending of roughly $5.335 million in the coming fiscal year and an estimated year-to-date cost of about $5.047 million. Chief Hogue — summarized in staff responses at the meeting — said the department could maintain 24-hour patrol coverage…
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