Sarah Ford, AP Staff
Two part-time police officers were hired during a special meeting of the Tampico council on Monday, June 26 at the Reagan Community Center. At the meeting were Mayor Bruce Peltier, Commissioners Sherry Coleman, Susan Dean, Ryan DeBrock and Tammy Kendell, and Village Clerk Jamie McIntire.
A motion was made by Commissioner DeBrock, second by Commissioner Kendell, to approve hiring William Lukehart and Brian Oostenryk as part-time Police Officers for the Village of Tampico at a rate of $18.50 an hour, with both officers to work a maximum of 30 hours per week between them. All voted in favor and the meeting adjourned at 4:33 p.m.
Lukehart, who is an officer in Prophetstown, previously served as an officer and Police Chief in Tampico, and Oostenryk is an officer with the Dept. of Corrections. The pair will join Police Chief Terry Strike on Tampico’s Police Department and can start immediately.
Strike was hired June 15 after the council’s special meeting on June 14 to accept the resignations of Chief Mike Lewis, Sgt. Jim Holloway, and Officer Marcus Gaffney. Peltier stated at the council’s regular meeting on June 20 that the village would be hiring additional officers.
The next regular council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 18 at 7 p.m. at the Reagan Community Center.
