The Tooele County Sheriff's Office may take over local law enforcement services for Wendover, Utah, under a proposal presented by Sheriff Frank Park at the request of the Wendover City Council.

"In my time at the Sheriff's Department, this is the third time we have given them a proposal," Park said.

The proposal, for about $370,000, would cover operating expenses at the existing police department.

However, current city officers would have a chance to qualify as sheriff's deputies.

There are currently four officers on the Wendover Police force.

The department has been the subject of national news following former Police Chief Vaughn Tripp's abrupt resignation in August.

Tripp resigned shortly after his wife, an exotic dancer at Southern Xposure in West Wendover, was arrested on drug distribution charges.

It was the second time a Wendover police chief was caught in a scandal.

The previous police chief and his wife were caught selling narcotics evidence from the trunk of a squad car.

The Wendover police department currently employs a full-time secretary, who could stay in place under the proposal.

It is unclear whether she would remain a city employee or be hired by the county, Park said.

One deputy who works out of a satellite office will remain.

The current officers would need to pass a psychological exam, a drug test, and a physical agility test.

The transition would not be an easy one, Park said, adding that the handling of evidence and other day-to-day operations would have to be up to his office's standards.

Park is expecting a response at a regular meeting of the Wendover City Council on Nov. 7.