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Glenview outlines police body-camera costs, crossing-guard reductions and three dispatch options
Summary
Trustees heard police and dispatch leaders outline body-worn camera contract costs, possible elimination of up to 10 low-use crossing-guard locations, and three options for the North dispatch center being evaluated in a space needs study.
Police and public safety officials told trustees at the Oct. 9 workshop that rising personnel and pension costs have been the principal pressure on public safety budgets while new contractual obligations are increasing operating expenses.
Police Chief Chesla said the Illinois SAFE Act required body-worn cameras and that the program’s costs — equipment, cloud video storage and redaction software — are an unfunded mandate municipalities now must absorb. On crossing guards, Chesla…
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