Debate over director job role updates

Moorcroft’s council amended a number of job requirements for department heads at last week’s meeting, with differing reactions.

Police

Beginning with the police chief’s position, Bill Bryant will be required to be available for backup and administrative calls and will also be obliged to provide the governing body with a written schedule for his officers as well as himself once a month for perusal and approval.

Councilman Dale Petersen lead this discussion with the example, “I would like to be able to sit down and say, ‘you know what, you’re putting in 50 hours a week – why are we patrolling Su...