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Council reviews police program study and proposed two-officer budget increase; discussion deferred for review
Summary
Town staff presented a program review of police patrol operations and event coverage and outlined a proposal to add two officers; councilors requested time to review data before deciding amid broader budget caution.
Town manager Danny Davis and the police chief presented a programmatic review of the police department and a proposal in the fiscal 2026 draft budget to add two patrol officers.
Davis said the review split department activity into patrol operations and events/special activities and distinguished required operations from discretionary expenditures. He summarized the department’s current staffing as four patrol officers plus a chief, a lieutenant and an administrative assistant, sufficient to provide 24/7 coverage under current assumptions.
Davis described the proposed enhancement in fiscal 2026: two additional sworn officers with a personnel cost of about $245,000 (salary and benefits) and associated ongoing operational costs (vehicles, equipment and maintenance). He showed a comparison of required…
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