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Council pauses extra Wednesday‑night reserve officers for winter, plans February review
Summary
After staff reported arrests and citations tied to reserve patrols, council agreed to suspend additional Wednesday‑night reserve coverage for December and January and to re‑evaluate the program at the Feb. 10 meeting.
The Swisher City Council debated whether to continue extra reserve‑officer patrols on Wednesday nights and agreed to pause the dedicated reserves for December and January with a planned review on Feb. 10.
Clerk summarized reserve activity since April 2024, noting traffic stops, citations and three non‑DUI arrests, and asked for council input on continuing the program. Clerk asked the council whether to "remove the reserves for a month or 2 to see how it goes," and later summarized, "So what we're advocating is taking no action on this going forward?" Council members generally agreed to suspend additional reserves over the winter, citing lower activity and seasonal changes, and asked staff to maintain random patrols and re‑evaluate in February.
One council member noted some problems occur outdoors and favored implementing reserve coverage during warmer months. The council's decision was to not schedule reserve officers for December and January and revisit staffing at the Feb. 10 meeting; no formal budget change was adopted in this meeting beyond that operational pause.
Ending: The council recorded the decision to pause Wednesday evening reserve coverage for the winter months and set a February date to reassess.
