Pierce rescinds police-contract termination; continues current contract

Jul 14, 2025

After a presentation on patrol-hours variability, the board rescinded a termination notice and voted unanimously to continue the town's current police contract. Town and regional leaders reported on on-scene hours ranging from 13.5 to 103.5 per month.

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Chief Germer and Ault Mayor Butch White presented police response data to the Pierce Board of Trustees and described wide month-to-month variability in on-scene hours, which they said "varied from 13.5 hours a month to 103.5 hours a month." Trustees discussed service-level options and staffing before voting to rescind the contract termination notice and remain under the current contract.

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