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Police chief asks to reallocate $175,000 to recruitment as committee reviews department budget
Summary
In the Budget & Finance Committee, the new police chief asked to reassign funds intended for a deputy chief toward recruitment and hiring to reduce overtime. Councilors pressed for documentation and cautioned about flexible 'other purchase services' spending in the department.
Chief (unnamed in transcript) presented the Police Department's proposed fiscal 2026 operating budget at the May 29 Budget and Finance Committee hearing, urging a reallocation of $175,000 that had been reserved for a deputy chief toward recruitment and hiring of patrol officers.
Chief said the department is budgeted for five captain positions but currently has four and described recruitment and restructuring as the top priority to reduce the department’s heavy reliance on overtime, which he said "usually hovers around…
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