Farmington PD and Farmington Hills PD to merge

[Jimmy252]

I read in the paper that Farmington Public Safety and Farmington Hills police are consulting eachother about the thought of merging. This includes fire departments and city halls as well. The primary reason for this thought is to save money. I personnaly think it is a good plan because of better fire and police coverage.

[GreatLakes]

There is a lot of consolidation going on in Michigan. Macomb County Sheriff has been absorbing surrounding smaller departments, and it appears to be working well. It lowers overhead, and capital equipment redundancy, promotes standardization, and puts an end to turf wars. The intersection of 14 Mile Rd, and Dequindre is a prime example. You have four cities that meet at that corner. Warren, Sterling Heights, Madison Heights, and Troy. When ever there is an accident there, it's a big circus trying to determine who should respond.

These consolidations usually don't sit well with the employees of the departments being affected, and I can understand that. But after all the dust settles, it seems to go well.

[seamusg]

Originally Posted by GreatLakes

There is a lot of consolidation going on in Michigan. Macomb County Sheriff has been absorbing surrounding smaller departments, and it appears to be working well. It lowers overhead, and capital equipment redundancy, promotes standardization, and puts an end to turf wars. The intersection of 14 Mile Rd, and Dequindre is a prime example. You have four cities that meet at that corner. Warren, Sterling Heights, Madison Heights, and Troy. When ever there is an accident there, it's a big circus trying to determine who should respond.

These consolidations usually don't sit well with the employees of the departments being affected, and I can understand that. But after all the dust settles, it seems to go well.

When you mention Dequindre, remember it's the county line, between Macomb and Oakland, I don't think the law allows a consolidation of counties.

[GreatLakes]

Originally Posted by seamusg

When you mention Dequindre, remember it's the county line, between Macomb and Oakland, I don't think the law allows a consolidation of counties.

Yes I'm aware of that. I was just using it as an example of the chaos it causes. I've actually heard them argue over inches, literally!

[bigbluemsp]

There are about 12 intersections in Port Huron that border the Sheriff's Patrol area. Of those 12, 8 of them are effed up beyond all hell.

1) 3 corners of intersection are city, 1 county
2) 2 corners are city (diagonal across) and the others are counties.

we have 2 streets that every other house on one side of the road are Port Hurons and the other is in the county.

PH, County, PH, County and so on for 1/2 mile.

Its all messed up

[seamusg]

Originally Posted by bigbluemsp

There are about 12 intersections in Port Huron that border the Sheriff's Patrol area. Of those 12, 8 of them are effed up beyond all hell.

1) 3 corners of intersection are city, 1 county
2) 2 corners are city (diagonal across) and the others are counties.

we have 2 streets that every other house on one side of the road are Port Hurons and the other is in the county.

PH, County, PH, County and so on for 1/2 mile.

Its all messed up

All of that sounds like the Detroit Lions "It's not my job". When they were working on 15 Mi Rd, I heard a Fraser Pso ask if was realy his for an accident on west bound, and dispatch said untill the construction is finnished it's all your's.

[MetroMike]

Originally Posted by GreatLakes

There is a lot of consolidation going on in Michigan. Macomb County Sheriff has been absorbing surrounding smaller departments, and it appears to be working well. It lowers overhead, and capital equipment redundancy, promotes standardization, and puts an end to turf wars.

Macomb has only "absorbed" one police department, that being Mt. Clemens. The city was going belly-up and Clinton Township did not look at annexation in a kind light. If you ask any of the other PD's in the area if they would care to be "absorbed" by the Macomb Sheriff Department, you would hear a resounding "thanks, but no."

This past summer the Fraser City Council had a meeting to add the Macomb County Sheriff Dept. to the list of agenices that could write under their local ordinance for traffic enforcement. The purpose was so that on the very rare occasion a Deputy is down there (Click it or Ticket enforcement, etc) her/she could write under the local ordinace as opposed to state statute. The overflow crowd was not real happy with the idea of even having the deputies in town.

[GreatLakes]

Originally Posted by MetroMike

Macomb has only "absorbed" one police department, that being Mt. Clemens.

I thought Macomb County also picked up Romeo recently? Not sure about Armada, maybe they always handled that one.

[bigbluemsp]

Originally Posted by GreatLakes

I thought Macomb County also picked up Romeo recently? Not sure about Armada, maybe they always handled that one.

Romeo still has their own PD, and Dispatch.

That won't change and if it did it won't go to the county because the PD and its citizens call MSP when they need help or back up and not the county.

2 of the troops that work the PAUL area which covers Romeo both worked the old Romeo Post when it was active.

[MetroMike]

Originally Posted by GreatLakes

I thought Macomb County also picked up Romeo recently? Not sure about Armada, maybe they always handled that one.

Romeo and Armada both have their own police departments.

[seamusg]

Originally Posted by MetroMike

Macomb has only "absorbed" one police department, that being Mt. Clemens. The city was going belly-up and Clinton Township did not look at annexation in a kind light. If you ask any of the other PD's in the area if they would care to be "absorbed" by the Macomb Sheriff Department, you would hear a resounding "thanks, but no."

This past summer the Fraser City Council had a meeting to add the Macomb County Sheriff Dept. to the list of agenices that could write under their local ordinance for traffic enforcement. The purpose was so that on the very rare occasion a Deputy is down there (Click it or Ticket enforcement, etc) her/she could write under the local ordinace as opposed to state statute. The overflow crowd was not real happy with the idea of even having the deputies in town.

Under MIchigan Law a township cannot annex a city unless the city and the township vote for it, the city would have to disolve it's charter and combine with the township. Look at what the city of Grand Blanc is trying and so far Grand Blanc Township says no.

[Jimmy252]

About Farmington and Farmington Hills merging, i wonder if the combined station will use Farmington Hill's analog frequencies, or you Farmington's up and running branch of the new Clemis. And about jobs, no one will be fired i heard, just put into Farmington Hills uniforms and police cars. But the city will have to get rid of 2 fire trucks, because they have decided that the hills will take fire coverage.

[ffemtjg]

Farmington Hills is most likely to provide main fire coverage due to the fact they have paid firefighters and likely to be in the middle of a contract.