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Council directs staff to pursue two-year extension with sheriff, to revisit reestablishing a Willows police department after sales-tax receipts
Summary
Council members agreed to seek a two-year extension of the contract with the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office while the city monitors Measure I sales-tax receipts and studies the feasibility of reestablishing a city police department. No formal vote was recorded; council signaled consensus to negotiate an extension and revisit in November 2025.
The Willows City Council on Feb. 25 reached a consensus to negotiate a two-year extension of the city’s contract for law enforcement services with the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office rather than immediately reestablishing a municipal police department.
Council members said rebuilding a police department would be costly and time-consuming; several members and outside speakers urged caution and recommended waiting to see actual sales-tax (Measure I) receipts.…
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