Although at 28 years old he may be young, the Coal Grove Village Council felt Jason Bloomfield was up to the task of running their police department.

During their meeting Monday night, the Coal Grove council selected the 10-year department veteran as its new chief. Bloomfield will replace 35-year veteran Goldcamp, who recently retired.

Bloomfield began his work as chief on Tuesday, but the former sergeant won't be covering much new ground. Goldcamp's full-time job as Head of Transportation for the Dawson-Bryant school system left him little time to run the department.

&#8220(My responsibilities) aren't changing much, for the past two years I've been handling the day-to-day operations of the police department,” Bloomfield said. &#8220(Goldcamp) wasn't in the office, but he was there for advice when we needed it.”

However, just because he'll be wearing the chief's badge, he doesn't expect to deviate too much from the methods of his predecessor.

&#8220I'm just getting some stuff up to date, some new things, but no major changes,” Bloomfield said.

Perhaps the biggest change for Bloomfield will be becoming his own boss.

&#8220Whenever you make decisions as a sergeant you still had to get approval from the chief, there was another step you could go to,” Bloomfield said. &#8220But now, my decision goes.”

Of course, that also comes with the hefty responsibility of leading the eight other members of the Coal Grove Police Department.

&#8220Being the chief, you actually take responsibility for all the officers' actions,” Bloomfield said. &#8220When you're a sergeant, things can get pushed up or they can get pushed down, but whenever you're chief it stops at you.”

Although he's just begun his tenure as chief, Bloomfield said that he hopes to leave behind a legacy like that of his former boss.

&#8220I just hope they respect me like they do Chief Goldcamp,” said Bloomfield. &#8220He's been serving this village for 35 years, and when you make it on a department, especially a village department for that long, you must be doing something right.”