CORTLAND, Ohio (WKBN) - Cortland voters are deciding an additional levy for the city’s police department.

The Cortland Police Department provides around-the-clock police protection with nine full-time officers and one part-time officer. Increases in overtime and healthcare costs are why the department is asking voters to approve an additional $1.5 mills, continual levy.

If approved, the levy would generate more than $315,000 a year for the department and cost the owner of a home appraised at $100,000 an extra $53 a year.

The levy would allow the department to maintain its current operations and a minimum staffing of two officers per shift.

Nadine Grimley contributed to this report.

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