Mat Du Borough Police Powers

Without police powers the borough cannot contract for additional state troopers or city police coverage contract directly for police officers create police service districts or other possible options to provide for enhanced police service.

Mat du borough police powers.

Mat su jack admin monday december 18 2017. Due to increasing concern expressed by borough residents regarding crime vandal ism and criminal mischief the mayor s blue ribbon task force on police powers was established by assembly. We have several options of acquiring police powers and of course the always difficult part of is it s going to have to be paid for. Among the 14 projects the second listed action priority is a fully staffed alaska state troopers force of 71 officers in the mat su valley.

The matanuska susitna borough does not have police powers. The matanuska susitna borough may exercise police protection with all of its incidental powers only with approval by the voters. Police powers task force. Police powers in the borough.

The borough does not currently have police powers and so we need to facilitate a discussion of what we can do or have the option to do said sykes. Mat su residents last year approved a ballot initiative instructing the borough to investigate local policing powers. Recent posts on social media and testimony before the assembly have circled back to the question. Palmer after a lengthy debate the special assembly meeting at the mat su borough building in palmer adjourned tuesday evening with the decision to put off the final vote of.

The police powers task force will investigate and consider steps to develop from one to three prioritized fiscally reasonable and possible proposals for the purpose of sending them to the assembly for consideration. Thirteen years later the mat su is the second most populous community in alaska with some of the troubles that come with growth a state recession and a national opioid addiction crisis. Without police powers the borough cannot contract for additional state troopers or city police coverage contract directly for police officers create police service districts or other possible options to provide for enhanced police service. Due to increasing concern expressed by borough residents regarding crime vandalism and criminal mischief the mayor s blue ribbon task force on police powers was established by assembly resolution in august 2003.

Assemblyman jesse sumner moved an amendment that would. The matanuska susitna borough does not have police powers. The matanuska susitna mat su borough may exercise police protection with all of its incidental powers only with approval by the voters. Mat anuska su sitna borough.

Is it time for creating a borough police force.