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Police chief outlines FY26 budget, permanent VCIF detective position and equipment priorities
Summary
Police Chief Seymour presented the department's FY26 budget estimate, describing staffing (28 full-time employees), the proposed citywide 1.5% COLA impact, a plan to convert a VCIF-funded detective position into a permanent city post, planned equipment replacements and separate drug and impound funds.
Police Chief Seymour presented the Red Bank Police Department's FY26 budget estimate during the April 22 budget workshop, describing staffing, operations and capital requests and several restricted funds the department manages.
Chief Seymour said the department currently has 28 full-time employees, including 19 uniformed patrol officers, four detectives (including the VCIF-funded detective), and three sworn administrators. He reported that patrol is organized into four teams and that minimum staffing on patrol is three officers, with a typical goal of four.
On personnel costs Chief Seymour reiterated the citywide proposal for a 1.5% cost-of-living adjustment and explained the department is proposing a modest…
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