Type of Jurisdictions Involved
Specific Jurisdictions Involved
- Brown County,
- Village of Howard,
- Village of Allouez
County
Brown
Region
Northeastern
Type of Agreement
Contract for Services
Factors Involved
- Desire to save money by avoiding investment of significant dollars to build police stations, to obtain and maintain equipment, and to hire staff and officers
- Avoiding capital investment of starting own police force by contracting with Brown County for services
Benefits
- Reduce costs by avoiding capital cost investment (for Villages)
- Delivery of police services to residents of Villages
- Access to best possible law enforcement at best possible price
Results
- Cost savings with increased efficiency and better service
- All officers are trained in the same manner and with the same manner and with the same technology
- County can still attract a higher caliber of employees than a single village can - this gives the villages the advantage of having a large and specialized department without the enormous (capital) cost
- County can access large amounts of information and records from central system, making enforcement more effective
- County can get backup from other county units - contracting with municipalities makes this backup easier to provide
- Lower per capita cost for law enforcement for the Villages of Howard and Allouez Village of Howard does not have to handle union contracts and negotiations Village of Howard has a county officer who provides work on specific cases for the Village
Contact
Brown County Sheriff - Thomas Hintz
Deputy Sheriff - Ed Janke
Village of Howard Finance Director - Chris Haltom
Village of Allouez Administrator - Susan Foxworthy
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