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Woodland police present $4.2 million budget; council discusses staffing, overtime and technology costs
Summary
Chief Gibbs presented a $4,199,568 proposed police budget for 2026, telling council that personnel and benefits account for roughly 79% of the department’s costs and flagging recurring expenses such as Axon contracts, vehicle replacement, and care-and-custody jail fees.
Woodland Police Chief Gibbs outlined the department’s proposed $4,199,568 budget for 2026 at the Nov. 3 council workshop, saying personnel and benefits are the largest cost drivers and describing operational pressures that have led to elevated overtime this year.
“Total personnel is 19. We’re actually sitting at 17 personnel,” Gibbs said, and noted that personnel and benefits make up about 79% of the department’s budget. He described staffing shortfalls that required overtime — at one point four officers were out…
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