By Sydney Kent
The Board of Ossian Police Commissioners approved a motion to increase the Chief of Police salary from $70,000 per year to $75,000 per year on Tuesday. The board also approved a motion to increase vacation time from two weeks to three weeks per year.
Police Commissioner President Caleb Chichester plans to present both proposals to the Ossian Town Council at the next meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. on Sept. 11 at Collier’s.
Officer Brian McClish was present at the meeting on behalf of the Ossian Police Department. McClish reported that two full time hires are scheduled to begin employment in November and January, though it is unlikely the soon to be officers will begin academy until next Spring. A new police vehicle was ordered and delivery is expected in February or March next year. McClish also shared that work continues on docking stations and watchguard cameras with the help of Commissioner Jay Esparza.
Esparza gave an update on the department’s social media metrics. He noted the page has seen a 200 percent increase in overall growth since the beginning of the year. Social media growth is measured by an accumulation of data collected from an increase in likes, shares, views, video views, comments, and page follows.
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