(Richmond, IN)--The Richmond Community School Board this week approved Rick Thalls, Junior as the chief of the newly formed RCS Police Department, even as other law enforcement officers expressed skepticism about the timeline.  It took Reid Health two years to become a fully functional police department.  RCS is attempting to do it in a fraction of that time.  Here’s RPD Chief Mike Britt talking about his initial opinion of the department’s formation:  "That was not my first choice, just to be honest."  The department will start with the three officers that served at the end of the last school year as school resource officers.  The goal is to hire at least two more.  Here’s Rick Thalls:  "Between now and August 7, the relevant policies will have been drafted for us to discuss how to implement so that our officers, on August 7, are operating under proper policies for law enforcement agents."  There will be an ongoing assessment of where those officers are needed.