The Councilmembers for the Village of Chatham have begun the process changing the Police Chief from an elected position to an appointed position. The decision to move forward with the action Bernadean Jones, Toni Malone, Sue Proffer and Mike Wilson took place at the regularly scheduled monthly session that was held on Tuesday, July 11th. Laverne Mixon was absent.

After Chatham Mayor Gregory Harris called the session to order, the minutes from the prior meeting and monthly bills of June were approved. The meeting concluded following the decision to get reasonable repairs done to the town’s utility trucks.