The Centre City Council has approved revised policies and procedures to accommodate as many as 10 reserve police officers to fill the city’s safety needs. 

The city will be responsible for providing liability insurance and also the uniforms/clothing for the officers.

According to Centre Police Chief Kirk Blankenship, who started out in law enforcement as a reserve deputy, these officers are required to qualify each year with handguns and are also free to attend training classes which the regular police officers attend.