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Chief and mayor outline plans for community policing and administration transition
Youngstown City Council Finance Committee · January 8, 2026
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Summary
Police Chief Sharon Cole told the Finance Committee that every council member will continue to have community policing coverage and circulated a map of assignments; Mayor Eric McDowell used the meeting to reintroduce administration leaders and asked for collaboration during the transition.
Council members pressed for clarity about changes to community policing assignments and communications; Police Chief Sharon Cole told the Jan. 7 Finance Committee that no councilmember will be without community policing coverage and that she distributed a map describing…
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