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Chester swears in new patrol officer, approves cadet hires and drops residency requirement
Summary
City council appointed and swore in a new full-time patrol officer and approved per-diem cadet hires; council amended the hiring resolution to remove a residency requirement introduced in the posted resolution.
Chester City Council passed resolutions Wednesday to appoint a full-time patrol officer and multiple per-diem police cadets, and the body amended language in the patrol officer resolution to remove a residency requirement.
The council approved a resolution appointing Pierce Gilsonen as a patrol officer, effective Dec. 2, 2024. During roll call on the resolution, councilors voted yes: Gibson, Green, West, Davis and Mayor Stefan Roots. Before the vote Councilor Green requested that the residency requirement included in the posted resolution be removed, saying the city had previously lifted any resident-only hiring rule. Council adopted the amendment and…
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