Boardman’s retire-retire plan to add officer

The chief of police, who has 33 years of service with Boardman, will retire in December.

A day later, Police Chief Jack Nichols would be rehired at a lower pay scale, and a new patrolman would be hired with the savings.

Nichols and the township trustees have a pending memorandum of understanding for the retire-rehire plan.

The trustees, after an executive session of their last meeting July 15, agreed to the memorandum originally drafted June 16. It could be finalized this week.

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