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Sheffield trustees discuss possible regional co‑op police officer with neighboring towns
Summary
President Mary Lanham reported an invitation from the Neponset mayor to explore a shared police officer through Bureau County with Buda and Neponset; Sheffield would share annual costs and prefers one dedicated officer, not a rotation. Trustees agreed to revisit the proposal in September and emphasized focusing on what is right for Sheffield.
President Mary Lanham told trustees she received an invitation from the Neponset mayor to explore a cooperative policing arrangement through Bureau County that could include Buda, Neponset and Sheffield sharing the costs of a single police officer. Lanham said the other two towns currently have no policing and that Sheffield would want one officer assigned to Sheffield — not multiple officers on rotation — with each municipality splitting annual costs.
Trustees discussed the opportunity, weighing jurisdictional and financial implications. The board agreed the main consideration should be what is right for Sheffield and deferred further discussion to the September meeting; no motion or commitment was taken Aug. 12.
