Saturday, June 26, 1999
Search for police chief postponed
BY SHEILA McLAUGHLIN
The Cincinnati Enquirer
CLEARCREEK TOWNSHIP — Unsure if they will even have a police force after the August election, trustees have decided to postpone their search for a new chief.
For now, those duties will be split between Assistant Administrator Ron Wilhelm and Tony Scott, a sergeant and the department's highest-ranking officer since the resignations of Chief Walt McAlpin and Lt. Stephen Boster.
Chief McAlpin left the department a week ago, citing personal reasons. Lt. Boster resigned June 17 to oversee the law-enforcement program at Warren County Career Center.
At a meeting Thursday, Mr. Wilhelm was named safety director. Mr. Scott, a five-year veteran of the force who was promoted to sergeant in April,was appointed chief of operations.
“It is not as good an arrangement as having an experienced chief of police. But it's the best we can do internally, with the holding pattern, to see what future funding residents will bring to the department,” Township Administrator Dennis Pickett said Friday.
Residents will vote Aug. 3 on a 6-mill replacement levy that will generate $1.2 million a year for police operations.
Voters defeated the levy last November along with an additional 1.8-mill issue would have provided another $300,000 for law enforcement.
Trustees have said a second defeat could mean officer layoffs or contracting with the Warren County Sheriff's Office for police services.
As chief of operations, Sgt. Scott, 30, of Kettering, will lead day-to-day policing efforts and supervise the force of about 15 full- and part-time officers.
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