Matter to be brought before Stanley Council, Boyd to get second opinion

There is, as yet, no official agreement for po lice services between the Village of Boyd and the city of Stanley.

An official agreement still awaits the review of the Stanley Council and a second opinion from Boyd's attorney.

"It looks good," Village President Bob Geist said Monday, "but I'm not an attorney." That being said, the discussion moved for –

ward Monday on a possible agreement for con tracted police services from Stanley on the part

of Boyd, with contracted services offering a way out if things turn south, that a merger would complicate.

Budgeted at $62,000 initially, the cost of services would jump to $72,699 within a year pursuant to staff raise of just over four dollars per hour.

A large part of the reason for a potential contract agreement, would be solving the common dilemma each community has re- STILL OUT

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garding keeping police staff, while Chief Wei – land of Stanley said he thought a date of March 1st for the start of a contract was "realistic," whereas other estimates gave April.

Other points that came up during the talks at Monday's Village Board meeting were a trial time for the contract balanced against candidate needs for stability. In one scenario, the initial contract would run through 2023 or one year and nine-months, then resetting in January to start a more regular schedule. Important to suc cess was candidates knowing they had some job security, which could affect terms of the initial contract.

"I do agree, if I was applying for a job I would

want more security than a year," Village Trust – ee Sarah McQuillan said, as an initial contract term of one year and nine months was floated, though not set in stone. A follow-up contract to the initial one could be two to three years long after the two communities tried things out, it was made known. But with the second year costing $72,000, the prospect was floated to get a second opinion from the County on what they could offer for the cash, as the initial offer of 20 hours had been based on a budget figure of $62,000.

“The only thing with the County is that the squad would be done," President Geist said, meriting a response of "correct" from McQuil – lan, as Village Trustee Gwen Krizan said she thought Boyd residents would prefer the Stanley offer for police services. Any further specifics await more discussion.