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12/10/04

Police Recieve Specialized Training

Officers must complete various excercises in buildings and other structures.  they will be presented with different scenarios and will learn how to approach and thouroughly case buildings, always anticipating a potentially hostile environment.  According to Police Chief Ken Machemer, "Every year officers are killed conducting routine building and dwelling searches.  Now, with the increased threat of terrorism in our country, it is even more important that our law enforcement personnel are kept up to speed on the last tactics and procedures."

Westfield Police Officers look on as Officer Genthner is coached by Rick Love

Officers Meleen and Genthner demonstrating an entering maneuver

04/05/04

Approval for new Police Cruiser and other business

General Fund to borrow from the Electric Fund to purchase the new police cruiser.  The cruiser will be financed over two years at a rate of 1.2%  compounded annually.  The base Chevrolet Impala police package will cost $19,973.16.  Other necessary items like a light bar, cage, radios, etc.  will

add to the total cost but falls slightly under the cost of past cruisers purchased by the Village.

In other business, Chief Machemer reported 25.5 hours of overtime for the pay period ending March 26th.

02/02/04

Board Approves Resolution 4-2004

Resolution 4-2004 authorizes Chief Ken Machemer to enter into an Interagency Assistance Memorandum of Understanding with the State and other Chautauqua County police departments, authorizing the Westfield Police to assist other county departments if the need arises.  Likewise, if Westfield needs assistance, those agencies that are a part of this agreement may help us. "We've been doing this for years informally during emergencies so when we started to look into it at our Chief's Association meetings, we found out that NYS General Municipal Law basically requires the agreement to be in writing." Said Chief Machemer at the last board meeting.

Westfield joins the City of Dunkirk and Jamestown, Town of Ellicott, Lakewood/Busti, Fredonia, Silver Creek, SUNY Fredonia, Sheriff's Office, and the New York State police departments in the agreement. 

The agreement, in brief, provides additional police protection to all of our citizens, especially during emergencies by making the most efficient use of law enforcement personnel from each political subdivision in the County.

OT Report for the Week Ending 01/31/04

The Chief reported that the police department had 9 OT hours for the week.

Officer Genthner on duty.