Editing Mundy Township, Michigan (section)

===Metro Police Authority===
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'''Metro Police Authority of Genesee County''' is county regional police agency formed in 2015 and operational in 2016 to serve multiple local governmental areas in Genesee County.

In January and February 2014, neighboring [[Swartz Creek, Michigan|Swartz Creek City]] and [[Gaines Township, Genesee County, Michigan|Gaines Township]] was contact by Mundy Township Supervisor David L. Guigear in attempt to meet over regionalization of building department, code enforcement, janitorial and especial police.<ref name=scv/> On April 2, 2014, Gaines Township turned down a police department merger with Mundy Township.<ref name=fj/> Swartz Creek Chief Rick Clolinger and Mundy Chief Dan Atkinson visited a consolidated police department in Pennsylvania. There after Chief Clolinger announced his intent to retire in mid-August 2014 opening up discussion on merging police departments.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rocha|first1=Lania|title=Chief to retire|url=http://swartzcreekview.mihomepaper.com/news/2014-08-21/Front_Page/Chief_to_retire.html|access-date=January 11, 2017|work=The Swartz Creek View|publisher=JAMA Media|date=August 21, 2014|page=1}}</ref> After approving a share services agreement with Mundy in October 2014, the city had Mundy's police chief serve as chief on Clolinger's retirement date of November 1, 2014. Clolinger started part-time as deputy chief for Mundy on that date.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rocha|first1=Lania|title=Jumping the gun?|url=http://swartzcreekview.mihomepaper.com/news/2014-10-16/Front_Page/Jumping_the_gun.html|access-date=September 19, 2017|work=The Swartz Creek View|date=October 16, 2014|language=en}}</ref> Mundy's and Swartz Creek's officers were sworn into the other department on January 14, 2015 following a period of working in each other's jurisdiction.<ref>{{cite news|title=Duty roster|url=http://swartzcreekview.mihomepaper.com/news/2015-01-22/News/Duty_roster.html|access-date=September 19, 2017|work=The Swartz Creek View|publisher=JAMS Media/View Newspaper Group|date=January 22, 2015|language=en}}</ref>

Mundy Township Board approved the interlocal agreement on October 12, 2015 with one no vote. Original Mundy board authority members appointed were Trustee Kay Doerr, Township Clerk Tonya Ketzler and Treasurer Joe Oskey. Swartz Creek passed the agreement on October 26 with a vote of 5 to 2. A final merger vote would take place in six months. Original Mundy board authority members appointed were Mayor David Krueger and Councilman Dennis Pinkston and Curt Porath.<ref name="scv0">{{cite news|last1=Rocha|first1=Lania|title=Authority board to tackle details of police merger|url=http://swartzcreekview.mihomepaper.com/news/2015-10-29/Front_Page/Authority_board_to_tackle_details_of_police_merger.html|access-date=September 26, 2017|work=The Swartz Creek View|publisher=JAMS Media|date=October 29, 2015|language=en}}</ref>

On December 9, 2015, the Regional Police Authority Board met for the first time with officers selected were City Councilman Curt Porath as chair and Township Trustee Kay Doerr as vice chair. A tour of a potential new HQ building for the authority was toured.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rocha|first1=Lania|title=Police authority board addresses details of merger|url=http://swartzcreekview.mihomepaper.com/news/2015-12-17/News/Police_authority_board_addresses_details_of_merger.html |access-date=September 19, 2017 |work=The Swartz Creek View |date=December 17, 2015 |language=en}}</ref>

On January 9, 2016, the Swartz Creek City Council voted 6 to 1 to disband its police department by merging the department with Mundy Township's into the Metro Police Authority of Genesee County effective February 1, 2016 following Mundy's approval.<ref name="wjrt"/> In September 2017, Gaines Township and Authority officers were cross sworn in each other jurisdictions as a form of mutual aid while not necessarily planning to merge with the Authority.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rocha|first1=Lania|title=Police officers sworn-in in Gaines Twp. |url= http://swartzcreekview.mihomepaper.com/news/2017-09-14/Front_Page/Police_officers_swornin_in_Gaines_Twp.html |access-date=September 19, 2017 |work=The Swartz Creek View|date=September 14, 2017|language=en}}</ref> By November 23, 2017, the authority began working out of its new headquarters.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rocha|first1=Lania |title=New PDHQ |url=https://swartzcreekview.mihomepaper.com/articles/new-pdhq/ |access-date=February 27, 2019 |work=Swartz Creek View |publisher=View Newspaper Group |date=November 23, 2017}}</ref>

In May 2018, Interim Chief Lieutenant Matthew Bade was selected as permanent chief over former Swartz Creek Police Chief/Mundy Township Deputy Chief Rick Clolinger following the February retirement of Police Chief Dan Atkinson.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rocha |first1=Lania |title=Bade selected as new chief for Metro Police Authority |url=https://swartzcreekview.mihomepaper.com/articles/bade-selected-as-new-chief-for-metro-police-authority/ |access-date=January 23, 2019 |work=Swartz Creek View |publisher=View Newspaper Group |date=May 17, 2018}}</ref> On October 1, 2019, the city turned over the operation of the city’s parking violations bureau to the Metro Police Authority.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rocha |first1=Lania |title=City, Metro to step up parking code enforcement |url=https://swartzcreekview.mihomepaper.com/articles/city-metro-to-step-up-parking-code-enforcement/ |access-date=January 23, 2019 |work=Swartz Creek View |publisher=View Newspaper Group |date=September 6, 2018}}</ref>

At the late November 2018 meeting, the authority board selected Simen, Figura & Parker to prosecute all of the local ordinance violations for the authority. Mundy Township moved to be removed from this arrangement at the advice of its attorney, who did not bid to provide the service.<ref name="scv1">{{cite news |last1=Rocha |first1=Lania |title=Mundy has second thoughts about Metro contract with prosecutor |url=https://swartzcreekview.mihomepaper.com/articles/mundy-has-second-thoughts-about-metro-contract-with-prosecutor/ |access-date=February 27, 2019 |work=Swartz Creek View |publisher=View Newspaper Group |date=January 24, 2019}}</ref>

====Authority Board====
The authority board consists of seven members, three from each municipality plus one neutral member selected by the municipal members. The seventh member would vote in case of ties. Budget approvals need five votes. Current board members are Kay Doerr, Tonya Ketzler, Joe Oskey, David Krueger, Dennis Pinkston and Curt Porath<ref name="scv0"/>