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Ivanhoe council votes to dissolve city police department, contract with Lincoln County Sheriff
Summary
On Jan. 13 the Ivanhoe City Council unanimously approved Resolution 2025-07 to disband the Ivanhoe Police Department and indicated the city will contract with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office for law-enforcement services; the council separately authorized the 2025 sheriff contract payment schedule ($66,415) to be paid in two installments.
The Ivanhoe City Council voted unanimously on Jan. 13 to disband the Ivanhoe Police Department and to rely on the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office for law-enforcement services after adopting Resolution 2025-07.
The resolution, offered by Councilmember Brad Blanchette and seconded by Michelle Sullivan, passed with Councilmembers Kyle Krier, Brad Blanchette, Michelle Sullivan and Mayor Shad Lipinski voting in favor; Adam Panka was absent. The resolution text states the city will contract with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department for law-enforcement services.
Separately, during unfinished business the council addressed the 2025 law-enforcement contract with Lincoln County, listed at $66,415. Councilmember Kyle Krier moved, seconded by Brad Blanchette, to authorize payment of that contract in two installments (January and July 2025); the motion carried unanimously. The motion authorizes the payment schedule but does not by itself attach a signed multi-year contract to the file.
Council minutes record no recorded dissenting votes or reservations on the dissolution and payment schedule. The council did not provide additional detail in the minutes about transition planning, operational timelines, or service-level commitments from the sheriff’s office. The minutes note that Lincoln County Deputy Curtis Szetlip was present earlier in the meeting and reported increased calls and traffic stops in Ivanhoe, but the record does not include a direct statement from the sheriff’s office about the forthcoming service agreement.
Next steps listed in the minutes are procedural: administrative staff will carry out the necessary arrangements to implement the council’s direction; no implementation dates or contract-execution details are included in the meeting record.
