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Sahuarita workshop: council favors 'core services' staffing language after police ratio discussion
Summary
After the police chief cited roughly 1.85 officers per 1,000 as a planning reference, council and staff agreed to broader objective language—'maintain staffing sufficient for core services'—so that staffing priorities can flex across departments during budget cycles.
Public safety and staffing occupied a substantial portion of the Town of Sahuarita’s strategic planning workshop.
The police chief told council a conservative planning baseline of about 1.85 officers per 1,000 residents was used internally, but he cautioned that staffing needs are complex and depend on incident types and local geography. Council members questioned…
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