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Ithaca council votes to re-establish city police department and approve chief job description
Summary
The City of Ithaca City Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2026-07 to re-establish the Ithaca Police Department, approved a Chief of Police job description and directed the city manager to advertise the position locally and through the MML.
The City of Ithaca City Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2026-07 on Jan. 20, 2026, to re-establish the Ithaca Police Department and approved a Chief of Police job description submitted by City Manager Jamey Conn. The council directed Manager Conn to advertise the open chief position in local newspapers, through the Michigan Municipal League (MML) and on the city website.
The action followed a staff presentation by Treasurer Luke Klifman outlining estimated startup and ongoing operational costs for providing police services locally. Council discussion focused on next steps for staffing and public notices; no public comments were recorded during the meeting.
The resolution passed on a roll call vote: Ayes (6) — Clark Hubbard, Kristyn Roethlisberger, Brooke Vernon, James Andrew, Rob Endter and Mayor Brett Baublitz; Nos (0); Absent (1) — Brandon Ester. The council also formally approved the Chief of Police job description and delegated advertising and recruitment tasks to the city manager.
Next steps recorded in the meeting minutes include advertising the job and proceeding with recruitment; the minutes do not specify an expected hiring timeline or budget line-item beyond the earlier cost estimates provided by Treasurer Klifman.
