Chelsea City Mulls Police Force

0:00Chelsea City leaders are kicking around the idea of ditching their contract with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office to start their own police Department right now they pay the sheriff's office about 1.7 to 1.8 million dollars a year for coverage But talks got started not from the city pushing it more from chats with county folks mayor Cody Sumner says building their own force aint a priority He ran on keeping the current deal because financially it makes the most sense Plus he calls the sheriff's office one of the best in the state giving residents solid protection Folks are stressing the money hurdle big time city council president Scott Wagen figures running their own department could run 5 million dollars a year Not counting startup costs like a new Station, that's a huge jump especially since Chelsea's growing fast but staying super safe. No crimes by driving this They already got dedicated deputies patrolling just Chelsea limits under the contract So not much would change except maybe the car colors

1:00Sheriff John Semeniego says his team service stays top-notch no matter what and he'll back whatever the city decides This is all super early just the start of studies and planning with public input down the line Leaders promise if they go that route safety stays locked in for everybody Local news powered by AI This is Birmingham news today