KILLIAN - A month after taking office, the mayor of Killian says he wants to shake things up and save the town money, and that could mean dissolving the police department temporarily.

Caleb Atwell took office at the beginning of July, and already, he’s changing systems and could be cutting jobs.

"I did my best to get ready, and I've learned a bunch of stuff since getting elected," Atwell said.

In July, Atwell proposed dissolving the three-person Killian Police Department for one year. Days later, a representative from the Municipal Police Employees’ Retirement System would say Killian was not in compliance with a state law that required municipalities to pay into retirement for officers.

The law has existed since 1973, and all municipalities are required to enroll in it, but MPERS says

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