Sandusky city commissioner Pervis Brown Jr. will continue to lead the police chief search committee despite the missteps and delays that pushed deadline into next year.

Sandusky officials are rushing to recoup nearly $268,000 in unpaid ambulance fees amassed during the past six years.

City commissioner Pervis Brown Jr. defended himself against accusations he botched the search for a new police chief by excluding any officers with present or past associations with the Perkins Police Department from consideration.

City commissioner Pervis Brown Jr. defended himself against an accusation that he botched the search for a new police chief by refusing to consider any officers with present or past associations with the Perkins Township Police Department.