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Police chief reports cyber-fraud task force membership, staffing concerns and upcoming SRO training
Summary
Chief Holler told council the department will join the U.S. Secret Service Southern District of Ohio Cyber Fraud Task Force under a federal grant that provides training and equipment; he also cited low applicant numbers tied to starting pay, announced Officer Dunham will attend SRO training in June and said a new cruiser is nearly ready.
Chief Holler briefed the Village of Enon council on several police department matters at the Feb. 22 meeting. He said the department will become a member of the U.S. Secret Service Southern District of Ohio Cyber Fraud Task Force and that a federal grant will provide training and equipment to support local law enforcement participation.
Chief Holler also announced that Officer Dunham is scheduled to attend School Resource Officer training in June 2022. He raised staffing concerns, telling the council the department has seen a low number of applicants for openings and suggested the village’s starting pay for new officers is lower than neighboring agencies, which may be contributing to recruitment difficulty. He added that a new cruiser was nearly ready to be put into service within the week.
The minutes do not specify the grant amount, any changes to department staffing strategy, or immediate budgetary actions by council in response to the recruitment concerns. No formal motions addressing staffing or grant acceptance appear in the minutes.
