NORWICH – Per an agenda issued on Friday, Oct. 14, five new Norwich Police Department officers will be appointed at the Common Council meeting on Tuesday evening, Oct. 18, at 6 p.m.

All five officers will be subsequently sworn in at the meeting, pending the passing of the resolution by the Council. Of the five officers, one was hired as a lateral transfer from the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office with a start date of Oct. 13.