On February 17, the City of Richmond held the first in a series of discussions requesting input from locals about the city having a police department of its own.
As the city has grown from its rural and small town roots into the city it is today, Mayor Malcolm Brodie said it has begun to evaluate its options regarding policing, but before anything could move forward, the vast majority of citizens in Richmond would have to support the idea. The open houses will give the Mayor a sense of what the people really think.
If the city does form its own police department, there would be a host of new jobs created, ranging from actual police officers to staff helping run the department and any facilities it opens. This means there will be a lot of work to get the department ready for operations, from ordering its own uniforms, to arranging Stationery and business card printing.
Brodie said that while he does not have a firm handle on the cost, there would be a one-time cost of approximately $19.6m over a three-year period, as well as $2.4m increase in the department’s operating budget to offer the city the same level of service.
If people cannot make one of the five open houses, the Mayor is inviting them to stop by the City Hall with their suggestions until the end of February.
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