-Taxpayers should not be on the hook for all this stupidity.

They are everywhere.

Wrongful arrests are made all the time that lead to a civil action. Mistakes made after arrests while people are being held also generate similar civil actions.

Municipalities with law enforcement/jails carry insurance for this.

Taxpayers pay for the premiums and the deductibles/retentions.

they fix the grass when they need to. It's not a problem.