[Publib] Off Duty Police

[Sue Kamm]

The problem with hiring off-duty police officers is they probably command higher pay than a security guard.

I don't know about anyone else's library, but an armed police officer in the library might cause people who are not the problem to stay away.  

If you can't afford to pay an officer's salary from your budget, you might work with your law enforcement agency to have the person paid from theirs.  It's possible officers who have been injured and sick and who can return to light duty work could be assigned to the library.

-----Original Message-----
>From: "Shaw, Matthew M" <shawmm at forsyth.cc>
>Sent: Jan 3, 2007 11:05 AM
>To: publib at webjunction.org
>Subject: [Publib] Off Duty Police
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>As a tangential topic to the "Library Closing for 'after school hours'"
>topic, I am curious if any libraries hire off-duty police officers for
>security. In my town, as in many other communities, police officers are
>hired to provide security at grocery stores, flea markets and other
>businesses, particularly on nights and weekends.
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>It seems that might be an option for libraries that face especially
>thorny security issues that require a more robust presence than a
>security guard can provide.
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>Matt Shaw
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>Community Libraries and Outreach Services
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>Forsyth County Public Library
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>660 West Fifth Street
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>Winston-Salem, NC 27101
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>(336) 703-2978
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>shawmm at forsythlibrary.org
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