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Cleves Village special meeting revives plan to reestablish police force; ordinance described as declaring a "criminal justice" organization
Summary
At a special Cleves Village meeting residents and a village official discussed reestablishing a local police force and an ordinance described by an official as declaring the village engaged in a "criminal justice" organization; no formal vote was recorded.
At a special meeting, residents and a village official discussed reestablishing a local police force for Cleves Village and an ordinance the official said would "declare that we are engaged in that criminal justice." No formal motion or vote was recorded in the transcript.
A resident who spoke during public comment praised staff transparency and urged caution about restoring a police force, saying, "You have been amazing in your communication, and you deserve a lot of credit for that," and later, "reestablishing a police force ... it does make me nervous" because of potential liability and increased expenses. The speaker said voters in previous levy campaigns had repeatedly rejected proposals beyond core services and…
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