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Centralia Council endorses 1.67 officers per 1,000 residents for comp plan
Summary
The Centralia City Council voted unanimously to record a target police staffing level of 1.67 officers per 1,000 residents in the city’s comprehensive plan, citing a middle-ground option that balances proactivity with budget constraints.
Centralia’s City Council voted May 13 to include a staffing-level target of 1.67 commissioned officers per 1,000 residents in the city’s comprehensive plan, a middle option officials said strikes a balance between proactive policing and fiscal limits.
Chief Andy Caldwell explained the three options presented at a prior workshop and again at the council meeting: the current level of 1.57 officers per 1,000, a proposed mid-level of 1.67 (the department’s…
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