I found this interesting from the Village of Bruce. According to the Ladysmith News...

The Bruce Village Board on Monday night voted to discontinue contracting with the Rusk County Sheriff’s Department to provide additional police protection in the village beyond that provided through its ordinary county patrols effective Dec. 31.

Village voters opposed continuing the additional patrol, 145 to 93, in an April advisory referendum. There are about 400 registered voters.

The village presently has an agreement with the county through which the Rusk County Sheriff’s Department provides 24 hours of additional patrol weekly for village businesses and nearly 800 residents at a cost of $38,081.54 per year. The village has contracted for additional patrol since 1995, when trustees ended having a village police officer and patrol car and contracted with the county to cut costs of law enforcement.

The advisory referendum was not binding, thus the decision to continue to provide the 24 hours of weekly patrol in addition to normal county patrol still rested with trustees.

Trustee Mike Anderson made the motion to discontinue contracting for additional patrol. His motion was seconded by Trustee Lloyd Waite. Trustee Richard LaBelle voted in favor of the motion along with Anderson and Waite.

Trustees Jon Hamel and Mike Newman opposed the motion. Trustee Steve Quade was not present.

The village president did not vote.

“The people said they don’t want it. I don’t know why it has to go to committee,” said Trustee Anderson in discussion before he moved to discontinue contracting for added patrol. “Sixty-one percent of the voters said they don’t want this.”

“We’re paying too much for what we are getting,” said Trustee Waite.

Trustee LaBelle said he favored discontinuing added patrol because of the way the referendum came out.

“We should get extra patrol for no extra money. They are through here all the time anyway going to the county line,” commented Dave Jandrt from the audience.

The village clerk said it was not a roll call vote. Each member voting, however, made it clear which way he had voted. The village president generally does not vote except to break a tie, the clerk said.

I have no opinon whatsoever on this topice but ...

I just loved the quote, "We should get exra patrol for no exta money."

More for less.

The American Way!