Mifflin Council to pursue talks on police coverage for Milford Township; considers hiring second officer

Council discussed a potential intergovernmental agreement to provide police coverage to Milford Township for about 10 hours per week. Randy Foose said Milford requested roughly 10 hours and council called Borough officer Andrew, who indicated he could provide about 7.5 hours in Mifflin and 7.5 hours in Milford for now. Joseph Kramer raised concern that hiring a second officer could create payroll obligations if Milford later reduced hours.

Council debated billing and compensation; Joseph Kramer described $40/hour as a realistic starting figure and proposed $48/hour for the first year with a 2027 budget discussion to revisit the arrangement. The council passed a motion to continue negotiations with Milford Township and to ensure contract language reflected hours as "on average." Motion by Joseph Long, second by Joseph Kramer to move forward with further discussions was affirmed by council.