District 22 Democratic Forum
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HURON — Gary Harrington, current Huron city commissioner and mayoral candidate, spoke Friday at the District 22 Democratic Forum. He addressed his time as commissioner and what he foresees the next mayor of Huron working through during his or her term in office.
Harrington identified policing as the top priority for the city’s next mayor. With retirements and injuries presently, the force is down at least three officers from the minimum they’d like to be, per Harrington’s report.
Harrington mentioned the recruitment of new officers and retaining those officers, which led to a new program that Huron Chief of Police Kevin Van Diepen put into place to incentivize those officers that have gone through training in order to keep them once they are hired. Harrington sees the continuity of our police force as a vital part of the function of the city.