JACKSONVILLE, Ala. ( WBRC ) - The City of Jacksonville approved a new policy the city thinks will allow police officers to work off-duty jobs while getting the insurance protection they need.

Jacksonville Police Chief Marcus Wood says this off-duty policy will help his officers earn extra money while making sure the businesses hiring them cover any liability.

“Approve a policy that allowed our officers to use city equipment, city cars to work off-duty jobs and then to have that protection while they’re doing so,” said Wood.

With this approval, Chief Wood says it was important to make sure everyone involved was on the same accord.

“The law stipulates that the person wanting to hire had to have at least one-hundred thousand or better. In our policy we made it be the five-hundred thousa

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