July 9, 2004

In Cost-Cutting Move, Auburn U. Transfers Police Force to City

By AUDREY WILLIAMS JUNE

Auburn University's police officers recently acquired new uniforms and a bigger jurisdiction.

In a move that will shave an estimated $400,000 from its budget in the first year, Auburn transferred its 33 sworn public-safety officers to the City of Auburn's police force on July 1.

"Eighty-four percent of our students live off campus and are policed by the city anyway," says Edward R. Richardson, interim president of the university.

For the first year of the agreement,