Oakland board rejects Pontiac-sheriff patrol pact

PONTIAC (AP) -- The Oakland County Board of Commissioners has voted down a plan to have sheriff's deputies take over police patrols in Pontiac. Pontiac's state-appointed financial manager Michael Stampfler tells The Oakland Press the contract would have saved $2 million a year for the city of 66,000 and would have improved service to residents. The Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press say the commission defeated the proposal by a 19-2 vote last Thursday. The proposal needed 13 votes to pass. Commissioners adopted amendments that then drew objections from Stampfler and the sheriff's department, then voted the entire plan down. The $10.2 million contract called for 74 deputies to serve the city. The sheriff's department says some current city police officers would have gotten jobs. Published: Mon, Dec 13, 2010

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