Bagley City Council weighs disbanding police department or adding more officers

Bagley City Council weighs disbanding police department or adding more officers

BAGLEY — The Bagley City Council is considering changes to its police department, and the gap between the two options is wide. On Wednesday, the council unanimously approved a motion to seek estimates for contracting Clearwater County Sheriff's Office services to disband its city police department, and also the cost of adding a fourth officer. Mayor Duane Lewis remarked that a possible decision is months away, and is to look out for taxpayer dol…