This approach will reduce the initial training academy costs. And incentives should be explored to attract quality applicants.

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With the current political setting, you may not always have consistency as the sheriff has to run for office every few years. With local government, you have a better chance of assuring consistency.

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Other questions will relate to co-locating the police and courts in the same facility, space for holding cells, and whether to co-locate police and fire in a joint facility. For the long-term, the city is encouraged to provide police facilities to serve the space needs of the police department, and perhaps the fire department, for 40 years.

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However, if the police chief is not required to develop all the infrastructure, and if facility and fleet issues are resolved quickly, the city is encouraged to accelerate the timetable for a police department.

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