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Select Board questions police training costs after staff flags potential overrun; manager to revisit options
Summary
Board members raised concerns May 19 about projected overruns on police training costs related to required radio/software training and overtime; town manager and staff will review options for scheduling, cross-training and cost mitigation and report back.
Select Board members expressed concern about a possible budget overrun in police training costs during the May 19 meeting. Staff reported a projection for higher-than-anticipated training costs tied to required radio/software training and scheduling issues that produced overtime and additional coverage costs.
Several board members pressed whether training could be rescheduled to avoid overtime, whether the chief could attend primary training and cascade training to officers, or whether other scheduling or cross-training options could reduce overtime expense. Town staff said some components of the training are required on specific dates and that absences and overtime can be difficult to predict; the board asked the town manager to revisit scheduling and mitigation options and report back with alternatives.
