Kenyon offers to share cost of additional overnight deputy; council staff to review contract options

The Public Safety & Personnel committee reviewed a draft contract with the Knox County Sheriff regarding possible added overnight deputy coverage. Committee notes record that Kenyon College has offered to pay half of the additional cost for a second deputy but that adding a shift would require renegotiation of the sheriff contract and the provision for a second cruiser to go home with a deputy.

Committee members reviewed recent incident timing and said there is a modest uptick in incidents after 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights but that overall incident counts remain low. Members discussed alternatives such as adjusting coverage days (for example, switching Mon–Fri coverage to Tues–Sat) and asked whether Kenyon would cover more of the cost if the Village moved forward.

No formal motion or vote is recorded in the packet; the committee left the matter open for further staff negotiation with the sheriff and potential future Council consideration.