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Dardenne Prairie approves county police contract to add two 8‑hour officers
Summary
The Board of Aldermen voted unanimously to adopt "Option 6," contracting two additional county officers on staggered 8‑hour shifts after county police presented 2024 call volumes and recommended against a full 24‑hour dedicated patrol. The change raises the estimated annual contract cost from about $380,000 to roughly $650,000.
The Dardenne Prairie Board of Aldermen voted to increase contracted county police coverage by adding two additional officers working staggered 8‑hour shifts, a change the board labeled "Option 6." The motion passed in the work session with a recorded motion by Keith and a second by Carla.
City staff told the board funds were budgeted in the 2025 budget to consider expanded police services. The county bureau commander, who described himself as the bureau commander of the patrol division, presented call‑volume statistics and staffing options. He said, “in 2024, we only had 39 calls in Dardenne Prairie from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m.,” and argued those numbers did not support…
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