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Select Board approves redirecting $10/hour police-detail fee to officers
Summary
The Select Board approved redirecting an additional $10 per hour from town-collected police detail fees to the officer who performs the detail, a change described as a non-budgetary transfer intended to aid recruitment and retention.
Chief Miller (identified in the meeting record) asked the Select Board to allow the town to transfer an additional $10 per hour detail fee directly to the officer who works the detail. Staff said the town has already been collecting the fee and that redirecting the existing funds to officers would not increase the town budget.
The chief argued the change would help recruitment and retention, noting neighboring towns pay higher rates for detail work. A board member confirmed the move would not require additional tax dollars because the fee revenue already exists. The board voted by voice to approve the redirection.
Staff will implement the administrative change to begin directing the $10 per hour portion of collected detail fees to officers performing the work.
