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Chief announces Community Service Officer division; Lacey Coker named supervisor
Summary
Rangely's police chief told the council the department reorganized to create a Community Service Officer division combining animal control, code enforcement and other non-sworn duties; Lacey Coker was introduced as the new CSO supervisor and gave an animal shelter update.
The Rangely Police Department has restructured to create a Community Service Officer (CSO) division to consolidate animal control, code enforcement and non-sworn functions, Chief Ty Hamlin told the council.
"We created a community service officer position ... and we are putting animal control, code enforcement and some other non sworn tasks under that umbrella," the chief said, explaining that the move increases cross-training and staffing flexibility for parades, traffic control and inspections. The change added two positions intended to provide broader coverage.
Chief Hamlin then introduced Lacey Coker, who told the council she had been the code enforcement officer and, as of the previous day, is the community service officer supervisor. "I'm super excited for this new role... We are down to 4 dogs and 0 cats," she said in a brief shelter update and noted an adoption expected in May.
Council members expressed support and discussed how the new structure should improve coverage for animal control and code enforcement tasks.
