Orland Park to Hire New Cops, Administrative Assistant
Police say there's need for a Retail Safety Officer to liaison between retailers in the village and the Police Department. The administrative assistant would work for the village manager.
Orland Park board members gave the OK Monday night to using a budget surplus to hire two new police officers and creating a new, full-time administrative assistant to the village manager position. The new positions were added to the proposed 2013 village budget during a budget workshop at Village Hall. An official vote on the budget won't take place until December. “Growth in other revenue sources will allow us to make these hires without a property tax increase,” said Trustee James Dodge. Not all trustees were in favor of the decision to add two police officers. “I don’t see a need for a second officer,” said Trustee Edward Schussler. “Orland Park is a safe community,” Mayor Dan McLaughlin said. “I want to keep it that way. I’d rather …
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1:54 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012
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