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Bagley will keep city police for now, official says; city updating ordinances to address blight
Summary
A city review found insufficient savings to move police services to the county; Duane Lewis reported Bagley leaders will retain the city police department and update ordinances to strengthen blight enforcement.
Duane Lewis told the Clearwater County Board on Jan. 20 that a cost comparison prepared by the City of Bagley found there would not be sufficient savings to move police services from the city to a county contract, and that the city is updating its ordinances to strengthen enforcement of blight.
Lewis described the review as the city "coming up with some numbers and compared the two" and said that, as a result, contracting the Bagley City Police Department with the County will not be pursued at this time. The item was presented as a discussion; the Board did not take formal action on police contracting during the meeting.
The comment provides a public update on local policing discussions; any future contract or policy change would require formal action and appear on a future agenda.
