November 5, 2009 in Washington Voices

Council OKs police contract

Difficulty retaining qualified chief in Medical Lake prompts agreement
Lisa Leinberger lisal@spokesman.com, (509) 459-5449
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As of Sunday, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office is in charge of police services in Medical Lake.

The City Council unanimously approved the contract in a special meeting Oct. 28. The city also released a list of answers to questions that had come up at the Oct. 20 meeting.

The first question was whether the city had involved the community enough before signing with the county. The city said it reviewed council meeting minutes going back to January 2008. This yearthe council discussed the issue twice in March, once in May, once in June and once in July. Sheriff Ozzie …

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