▁ ▁Several ▁residents ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁Board ▁should ▁have ▁asked ▁for ▁a ▁mill age ▁to ▁support ▁their ▁current ▁level ▁of ▁service , ▁instead ▁of ▁asking ▁vot ers ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁land ▁purchase . ▁ ▁Township ▁trust ees ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁issues ▁were ▁un related . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁a ▁little ▁more ▁than ▁two ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁Psych iat ric ▁Hospital ▁property ▁vote , ▁the ▁North ville ▁Township ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁approved ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁fis cal ▁budget . ▁ ▁The ▁budget , ▁as ▁approved , ▁author ized ▁the ▁lay ing ▁off ▁of ▁ 5 ▁police ▁officers ▁and ▁ 2 ▁public ▁safety ▁dispatch ers . ▁ ▁The ▁budget ▁also ▁required ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁town ship ' s ▁non - union ▁employees ▁to ▁take ▁mand atory ▁f url ough ▁days . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁prevent ▁police ▁lay offs , ▁a ▁local ▁lot tery ▁winner ▁proposed ▁to ▁give ▁North ville ▁Township ▁the ▁money ▁necessary ▁to ▁make ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁public ▁safety ▁budget ▁def ic it , ▁approximately ▁$ 6 4 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁turned ▁down ▁the ▁offer ▁stating ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁conditions , ▁the ▁maintenance ▁of ▁current ▁public ▁safety ▁staff ing , ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁condition ▁they ▁could ▁leg ally ▁accept . ▁ ▁The ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁stated ▁that ▁if ▁the ▁police ▁officers ’ ▁union ▁were ▁to ▁agree ▁to ▁con cess ions , ▁then ▁the ▁lay