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Brownsburg police chief reports budget increase request, staffing strains and event after-action
Summary
Chief Joseph Grimes told the Brownsburg Police Commission the department has requested a roughly $1.281 million budget increase for 2026, outlined staffing and field-training numbers, and reviewed public-safety operations during the U.S. Nationals, which drew an estimated 30,000–35,000 people and included one on-site death.
Chief Joseph Grimes, chief of the Brownsburg Police Department, told the Brownsburg Police Commission on Sept. 9 that the department has submitted a 2026 budget request that would raise the police appropriation by about $1,281,000 and that the department is managing reduced patrol staffing while training several new officers.
The request matters because it would fund recurring costs the department identified — including an extra payroll period, higher retirement and insurance expenses, additional electricity costs and legal-fee allocations — while the department continues to provide regular patrol and event coverage.
Grimes said about $300,000 of the requested increase is attributable to a 27th pay period in 2026 rather than a permanent salary change: “there's nearly 300,000 of that that is contributed to that.” He also told the commission the department was asked to budget an additional $40,000 for electricity, increasing that line from $60,000 this year to $100,000 next year, and that pension/retirement (the public safety retirement costs) and insurance pressures also…
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