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Sherman County attorney urges Goodland to fully fund police department
Summary
Sherman County Attorney Brett Mangan sent a letter read at the Goodland City Commission meeting urging commissioners to ensure adequate funding and resources for Chief Earhart and the Goodland Police Department, citing their workload and professional record.
The Sherman County attorney wrote to the Goodland City Commission urging the city to provide sufficient budget support for the Goodland Police Department ahead of the 2026 budget season.
In a letter read aloud at the April meeting, Brett Mangan said Chief Earhart and his staff are “truly among the best law enforcement officers” the county attorney’s office has worked with over the past decade and described their “professionalism and high quality work ethic.” The letter noted that, since 2017, the county attorney’s office filed 1,958 criminal cases and that cases originating with the Goodland Police Department accounted for 79 of those cases — “a little over 55% of the overall caseload” handled by the county attorney’s office, according to the letter.
Mangan asked that, as the commission considers department budgets, it ensure the police department “have the finances, tools, and resources they need to continue serving Goodland at the quality level they have in years past.” The letter said the attorney was writing on his own initiative and that department personnel were not aware he was submitting the support letter.
Commissioners acknowledged the letter during the meeting and thanked the county attorney for his remarks; no formal budget action was taken during the session. The commission will consider budget requests through its normal budget calendar ahead of next year’s fiscal cycle.
