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Templeton police chief urges staffing increase to 11 full‑time officers, flags training and budget pressure
Summary
Police Chief Bennett told the Templeton Select Board on Nov. 27 that mandatory state training and shrinking part‑time capacity have prompted him to request raising the department's full‑time staff to 11 officers, warning that services could be cut without new funding.
Police Chief Bennett told the Templeton Select Board on Nov. 27 that mandatory training mandates from the Massachusetts Police Training Committee and the state's POST requirements are increasing unfunded obligations and are driving a request to expand full‑time staffing.
"I'll be requesting to increase our current full time staffing to 11 full time officers, including myself, to eliminate the part time shift in the next year's budget," Bennett said, describing recent turnover and a near‑seamless promotion from within after a part‑time officer resigned. He reported that the…
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