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Caribou police chief asks council for new lieutenant, officer and dispatchers in 2025 budget
Summary
Police Chief Justin Saucier told the Caribou City Council during the Feb. 10 municipal budget hearing that his department needs a lieutenant, one additional patrol officer and two dispatchers to reduce overtime and improve training; he also outlined capital and training requests.
Caribou Police Chief Justin Saucier told the Caribou City Council on Feb. 10 that his department’s 2025 budget request includes a proposal to add a lieutenant, one patrol officer and two dispatchers, and a set of capital and training items aimed at reducing overtime and improving certification and instructor capacity.
The proposal seeks to reduce a heavy overtime burden. Saucier said the department had 19 open shifts in January and filled 12, resulting in $6,630 in overtime pay for that month; February was already at $5,080 midway through the month. “I think the overtime budget could be slashed quite a bit if we even got 1 more officer and 2 more dispatchers,” Saucier said.
Saucier framed the staffing change as a chain-of-command improvement: “Right now, you have the chief, you have your 4 sergeants, and then you have your patrolman. Because it's…
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