Hi everyone. I'm hoping to get some advice here on a tricky situation.
I always read topics on here about big city/little city PD's, and that is what my question is regarding.
I'm from Nebraska, so any population of 20k is pretty big to me(everything is so spread out here
)
I've applied to some police departments, but many are extremely small cities...i'm talking around the 1500 population.
Now, I would never of course want to sound rude or offend the Police chief or any citizens of the city, but would it be legitimate to ask a question about the possibility of the city disbanding the local PD and contracting out to the County Sheriff? I ask this because there are many small cities that have disbanded their PD's and work primarily through the Sheriffs. Now, I would relocate ANYWHERE for the job, but I don't want to relocate to a town of 1500 if the city council expects to shut down the PD in a few years, than I would have to look about relocating away from a city I just got used to....
Now, I've thought about how I would word the question "IF" I was to ask it. My thoughts would be:
"With the economy here in Nebraska, I am aware of other cities(of roughly the same population) that have disbanded their PD's and contract out to the County because its more financially secure for the city. But I am looking for some job security and am in this career for the long haul. With myself relocating to this city, has there ever been any discussions in the past regarding disbanding the PD?"
I can't tell if it sounds rude to say or not, but it sounds like a legitimate question, right? I have my reasons for choosing the small towns, as they are appealing to me...
Any and all opinions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.
I always read topics on here about big city/little city PD's, and that is what my question is regarding.
I'm from Nebraska, so any population of 20k is pretty big to me(everything is so spread out here

I've applied to some police departments, but many are extremely small cities...i'm talking around the 1500 population.
Now, I would never of course want to sound rude or offend the Police chief or any citizens of the city, but would it be legitimate to ask a question about the possibility of the city disbanding the local PD and contracting out to the County Sheriff? I ask this because there are many small cities that have disbanded their PD's and work primarily through the Sheriffs. Now, I would relocate ANYWHERE for the job, but I don't want to relocate to a town of 1500 if the city council expects to shut down the PD in a few years, than I would have to look about relocating away from a city I just got used to....
Now, I've thought about how I would word the question "IF" I was to ask it. My thoughts would be:
"With the economy here in Nebraska, I am aware of other cities(of roughly the same population) that have disbanded their PD's and contract out to the County because its more financially secure for the city. But I am looking for some job security and am in this career for the long haul. With myself relocating to this city, has there ever been any discussions in the past regarding disbanding the PD?"
I can't tell if it sounds rude to say or not, but it sounds like a legitimate question, right? I have my reasons for choosing the small towns, as they are appealing to me...
Any and all opinions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.
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