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Police budget focuses on SRO coverage, Cellebrite and body-camera workload
Summary
Alton's police chief proposed adding a second full-time school resource officer to maintain school coverage, and sought funding for increased Cellebrite forensic subscription costs and added prosecution time tied to body-camera evidence. The committee approved the police budget during the meeting.
The Alton Town Budget Committee heard an extended presentation of the police department's budget on Oct. 29 that focused on staffing strategies, equipment and evidence-handling costs.
The police chief said the department has pursued a second SRO because schools asked for continued coverage at both school buildings. A retiree had filled a second SRO role on a limited-hour basis, but changes in the New Hampshire retirement system's allowable post‑retirement hours (from 1,664 to 1,352 annual hours, as described in the meeting) made that arrangement unreliable for…
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