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Department of Public Safety briefs appropriations committee on staffing, grant delays and radio replacement plan
Summary
The Department of Public Safety told the House Appropriations Committee its divisions face staffing shortfalls, delayed federal grants for emergency management, and a phased radio refresh funded by a new accrual account; VCIC will use a $1 million grant to speed fingerprint processing.
The Department of Public Safety presented its fiscal highlights to the House Appropriations Committee on Feb. 9, outlining staffing pressures across the Vermont State Police and other divisions, uncertainty in federal emergency-management grants and an ongoing radio-replacement plan.
Commissioner Jennifer Morrison, who led the presentation, said the Vermont State Police remain short of authorized staffing but reported positive recruitment trends: 2025 was “the first year that we have hired and put out into the field more than we have lost through attrition.” She cautioned full recovery will take years and suggested it could be three to eight years before staffing is back to…
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