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Council discusses Operation Pullover grant and department activity; questions about eligibility and pay rules
Summary
Town leaders reviewed an Indiana Criminal Justice Institute grant program (Operation Pullover) that would fund targeted impaired‑driving and seat‑belt enforcement and received a monthly police report; questions remained about grant eligibility and whether the program requires base salaries or permits use of reserve officers.
The council discussed applying for an Operation Pullover grant from the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute that pays officers for concentrated patrols focused on impaired driving and seat-belt enforcement during four campaign months each year.
Council members said another town marshal had advised that the program may require participating officers to have a base salary or that the grant cannot be used solely to pay overtime; staff said they were unsure whether Clayton’s department qualifies under those conditions and that further clarification from the grantor is needed. Council members also asked whether reserve officers could be paid from the grant; staff said reserves may be ineligible under the grant’s pay-rate rules.
Chief Ritter provided a brief monthly activity report to the council: 16 dispatch runs, 47 business checks, 19 traffic stops, one county warrant arrest, and five special details for the reporting month. The council did not take formal action to apply for the grant at the meeting; it asked staff to research eligibility requirements and report back.
