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Woonsocket reviews police-detail billing, collection rates and retiree pay practices
Summary
At a June 9 workshop the council reviewed the police department's memorandum-of-agreement draft, billing software (DTS), collection performance and payroll treatment of retired officers; administration recommended codifying rates and correcting payroll treatment for retirees.
The Woonsocket City Council at a June 9 workshop discussed police-detail procedures, vendor billing rates and a memorandum of agreement the administration wants the council to ratify.
Director Gillette and Sergeant Phil Kammer described a multi-year effort to standardize and digitize how private vendors and contractors pay for police details. Kammer said the department moved to a digital detail-tracking system (DTS) that has improved invoicing and collections and, because of his early involvement, the city is currently not paying subscription fees for the software. "Since we switched over to that system, we have a 95% collection rate," Kammer said. He told the council the department recorded 4,711 details and about 30,000 detail hours in the last…
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