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Police budget presentation highlights staffing, new K‑9 and vehicle and camera purchases
Summary
Police representative PJ Trujillo presented the department’s 2025–26 budget priorities, citing 52 sworn positions budgeted, two recent NYPD transfers, a new second K‑9, capital requests for weapons, cameras and patrol vehicles, and rising costs tied to overtime and event details.
PJ Trujillo, speaking for the Village Police Department, presented the department’s proposed budget and capital plan to the Board of Trustees at the April 8 meeting, outlining staffing levels, 2024 statistics and multiple capital requests.
Trujillo said the department is budgeted for 52 sworn officers and more than 20 additional positions, and noted two officers were hired in August 2024 via transfers from the NYPD. He announced the department added a second K‑9, Ricky, and summarized 2024 activity: about 18,436 calls for service, 5,758 moving‑violation contacts, roughly 19,000 parking violations, 638 arrests, 295 criminal investigations, 423 youth interactions and 6,937 training hours. He said part of the department’s accreditation work and pedestrian‑safety projects contributed to several equipment purchases in 2024.
On capital requests, Trujillo listed replacement duty firearms (estimated $54,620), installation of additional surveillance cameras (approximately $100,000), replacement of patrol vehicles (~$243,169) and acquisition of two hybrid parking‑enforcement vehicles (~$67,956). He said older handguns had reached end of life after about 15 years and that a trade‑in credit of roughly $15,000 had lowered the initial firearms estimate.
Trustees questioned whether surplus or decommissioned fleet vehicles could be repurposed before buying new parking vehicles, and asked about the department’s use of third‑party details for events; Trujillo said many private vendors reimburse the village for officer details (examples: utility companies and private events), but some community parades and charitable events remain a municipal expense that increases overtime costs. The board also discussed pursuing additional license‑plate readers, speed signage and potential red‑light/speed‑camera programs that will require county and state approvals.
Trujillo and trustees reviewed crossing‑guard staffing and costs: the department now uses a vendor for crossing guards at a higher hourly rate, which increased total program costs; expansion to additional school locations was estimated at about $91,000 for a school year. The board did not take a vote on the police budget at the meeting and asked staff to provide follow‑up details on fleet reuse options, training lifecycle and crossing‑guard cost sharing with school districts.
Ending: Trustees requested written backup for vehicle lifecycle costs, ammunition/training schedules and a clearer accounting of detail reimbursements to inform final budget decisions.
