At its Aug. 17 meeting, the Village of Liverpool Board of Trustees heard a request from Police Chief Don Morris to consider hiring a new part-time officer. The candidate is John Linnertz, a retired Syracuse Police detective sergeant.

Linnertz would replace another SPD veteran, Fred Brough, who recently resigned his part-time job with the LPD in order to move to Florida.

During his tenure with the SPD, Linnertz was assigned as a command officer for the Major Crime Scene Unit, a field supervisor, a certified field-training officer and supervisor, a NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services-certified police instructor and an emergency service unit officer.

In 2009, Linnertz received the Police Benevolent Association Merit Award. His brother, Paul Linnertz, is chief of the Syracuse Fire Department and a North Syracuse village trustee.

The Liverpool trustees will consider hiring John Linnertz pending the full completion of a background check.

Court, DPW employees

Meanwhile, the trustees approved the hiring of Antoinette Spina as a part-time assistant court clerk at a rate of $10.58 per hour. Spina began work at the Village Justice Court on Aug. 18.

In a related action, the trustees authorized Judge Anthony LaValle and Court Clerk Kimberly Hall to attend the New York State Magistrates Court Clerks’ Annual Conference in Niagara Falls Sept. 27 through 30, for a total cost not to exceed $1,754.26.

And the village Department of Public Works seeks a new a motor-equipment operator to replace outgoing employee Chris Maloney who is be leaving the department Aug. 28 for other employment. Candidates for this position must hold a valid commercial driver’s license.

Police stats for July  

Liverpool Police Chief Don Morris informed the village board via memo at their Aug. 17 meeting that officers issued 158 citations for violations of the state’s vehicle and traffic laws during July, after making a total of 200 traffic stops.

One arrest was made for driving while intoxicated and 16 traffic accidents were investigated last month.

Officers conducted 216 residential checks during July, and officers responded to a total of 498 complaints and calls for service.

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