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Select Board discussion flags concerns about police vest funding and equipment management
Summary
At its Oct. 8 meeting, Templeton officials discussed funding for bulletproof vests for the police department, including a prior $11,100 estimate and concerns from a select board member about equipment and budget management.
Templeton officials raised concerns at the Oct. 8 Select Board meeting about funding for new bulletproof vests for the Police Department and whether to use the town’s reserve fund to pay for them.
A select board member recounted that during March budget hearings the department had presented an estimate “in the $11,100 price range.” The board member said the police chief had answered a direct question from the board and the advisory committee by saying, "I can make it work," referring to the department’s ability to manage the purchase within the approved budget.
The select board member told the meeting they were now concerned that the chief knew the vests were expiring and that the department showed shortcomings in equipment management and budget oversight. The TCTV summary did not record a formal motion or roll-call vote on using the reserve fund; the segment said only that the reserve fund was being considered for vest funding.
No dollar figure for a revised cost or a formal vote on funding was provided in the TCTV segment. The police chief’s direct remarks to the board were reported by the select board member; the chief did not speak on the TCTV segment.
