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Police tell Tamworth Select Board budget adds patrol time, social worker funding and potential software upgrade
Summary
Police Chief reported proposed budget increases for a half-year patrol position, a full-time social worker, wage adjustments, an anticipated software migration cost from Central Square and equipment/laptop replacements; board discussed using an expendable trust fund to smooth salary timing.
Chief Dana Littlefield (police budget presenter) outlined a proposed increase in personnel costs for the Police Department, saying the full-time line includes funding for the chiefpositionand a patrol position budgeted for six months and the social-worker position funded as a full-time line.
Littlefield said the department has been underbudgeting staffing for several years because of difficulty hiring; benefits and retirement costs are substantial (retirement estimated at about a 31% gross rate). He said the department is optimistic about candidates for the social-worker role, reporting multiple strong applicants…
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