Law Enforcement in the

Village of Amanda

Law Enforcement in the Village of Amanda

The Council of the Village of Amanda has been

approached about having more police protection in the

Village.

We are currently provided police protection by the Sherriff of Fairfield County.

We get the same coverage as a person who lives in the townships surrounding the Village of Amanda. Our cost for this

protection is covered by what we pay in our normal county taxes.

Law Enforcement in the Village of Amanda

Law Enforcement in the Village of Amanda

We have looked into the costs for having our own police force. One village of similar size and demographics we

asked, who has its own police department with coverage 24/7, has to budget approximately $300,000 per

year in their annual budget. We would have additional startup expenses of purchasing equipment and training personnel if we decided to start our

own police department.

Law Enforcement in the Village of Amanda

We also looked into the option of having a deputy from the county come and patrol the village. The

costs for that are as follows.

Law Enforcement in the Village of Amanda

A contract for 40 hours per week would cost annually $70,459.03 plus a cruiser at

a cost of $10,400 per year. Total cost would be $80,859.03 annually . Not all of this is patrol time we also have to pay him when he does paperwork, has Court time,

or other Village business.

Law Enforcement in the Village of Amanda

A contract for 20 hours per week would cost annually $35,187.33 plus a cruiser at a cost of $5,200 per year. Total cost would be $40,387.33 annually. Again not all of

this is patrol time we also have to pay him when he does paperwork, has Court time,

or other Village business.

Law Enforcement in the Village of Amanda

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We have researched the types of service we have received from law enforcement over the last calendar

year.

Law Enforcement in the Village of Amanda

We also are gathering data from other villages in Fairfield County to compare our

data against. With this data we can compare the benefit having an increased police presence in the Village of Amanda to other Villages who have various levels

of police protection.

Law Enforcement in the Village of Amanda

The next step in our decision process is how do we pay for this. Our

general fund is very stretched as far as we can to provide services we

already have in place.

Law Enforcement in the Village of Amanda

These are the options we would have to fund increased police protection within the

Village of Amanda.

Property tax levy

Income Tax

Other suggestions?

A property tax levy would bring in the approximate funds per the Fairfield County

Auditor.

1 mill $10,492 2 mills $20,985 3 mills $31,477 4 mills $43,969 5 mills $52,461 6 mills $62,954

Law Enforcement in the Village of Amanda

We are currently waiting for information on how much an income tax would bring in

per year.

Law Enforcement in the Village of Amanda

Questions?

Thank you for coming tonight.

Law Enforcement in the Village of Amanda