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Trustees press for more police hires as overtime eats into budget
Summary
Trustees said police and fire overtime remains a concern and urged hiring and community‑policing strategies; village staff said police overtime through October was about $205,000 (on a $500,000 annual budget) and recommended using one‑time TIF proceeds for hiring and pension relief.
Trustees raised public‑safety staffing and overtime as a central concern after the finance presentation. One trustee said the police department is understaffed and that layoffs in prior years have not been reversed; another trustee emphasized the toll on officers and argued that hiring additional officers would reduce costly overtime.
Why it matters: staff reported the police department’s overtime…
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