At a Jerusalem Township Trustee meeting in May, Lucas County Sheriff Michael J. Navarre told trustees that deputies will continue to provide road patrols into 2023, although not 24/7 as deputies currently do.
At a recent city council meeting, Oregon officials expressed opposition to any expectations in Jerusalem Township that its police department would provide assistance to the township without compensation.
Lucas County Sheriff Michael J. Navarre will appear at a Jerusalem Township Trustee meeting on May 24 at 7 p.m. to discuss the end of road patrols unless the township can raise enough funds for the service.
Jerusalem Township Trustees will hold a virtual public meeting on March 23 at 7 p.m. to discuss plans by the Lucas County sheriff to end road patrols in less than two years.
Lucas County Commissioners, in cutting the budget earlier this year, noted that the sheriff’s office is not required to conduct road patrols in the townships. Legally, the sheriff had certain responsibilities, they said. Road patrols were not among them.
