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Police chief presents $13M FY2027 budget, cites staffing and grant constraints
Summary
Police Chief Dave Turlomysian told the Dover City Council the FY2027 police budget is roughly $13.0 million (a 5.3% increase of about $664,000), driven largely by personnel costs; he said the department is authorized for 56 officers but currently has 49 and cited COPS-grant retention rules that limit options to reduce sworn headcount.
Police Chief Dave Turlomysian presented the Dover Police Department’s proposed FY2027 budget to the City Council on March 4, describing personnel costs as the largest driver of the roughly $13.0 million plan and detailing department staffing and service trends.
Turlomysian said the department is authorized for 56 sworn officers and currently has 49 on staff, with one candidate under a conditional offer. He said the proposed budget represents a 5.3% increase — about $664,000 — and that earlier internal reductions and manager-level cuts removed about $80,000 before the…
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