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Sunbury swears in new police chief amid debate over retirement-party reimbursements

Sunbury City Council · February 12, 2026
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Summary

Sergeant Slack was sworn in as Sunbury’s new police chief after the council approved a contract; council members debated whether taxpayer funds should have reimbursed costs for the outgoing chief’s retirement celebration, with some offering to personally cover expenses and others calling for clearer procedures.

Sunbury — The City of Sunbury swore in Sergeant Slack as its new police chief at the council meeting, after the city moved to approve a contract and administered the oath of office.

The council debated the use of city funds to reimburse costs associated with a retirement celebration for the previous chief. Councilmember Savage raised concern that taxpayer money had been used to pay for the event and noted that several elected officials and key staff…

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