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Tolland police chief presents modest FY27 budget and requests $92,000 cruiser purchase
Summary
Police Chief Scott Bergeron presented a FY27 budget request increasing the department appropriation slightly and asked the board to approve a $92,000 cruiser purchase funded from the Cruiser Account, which the minutes list with a $120,000 balance.
Scott Bergeron, Tolland police chief, presented the police department's FY27 budget request to the Board of Selectmen, showing a proposed appropriation of $31,355.63 compared with the FY26 appropriation of $31,199.55. Bergeron outlined salary-line items for the chief, patrolling, officer training and two officers and said the proposed salaries would place the department "within the means" of other departments in Tolland.
Bergeron told the board the department has a capital request of $92,000 to buy a new vehicle. The minutes say that purchase would be paid from the existing "Cruiser Account," which the record lists as having a balance of $120,000 accrued from traffic-control detail activity. Bergeron reported that the department's 2014 Ford Explorer has 102,000 miles and is "reaching the end of its emergency response life," while a 2023 truck on the roster shows about 13,000–14,000 miles.
The presentation in the minutes does not record a formal vote or board decision on the FY27 police appropriation or the cruiser request; it records the budget submission and the capital request for the board's consideration. The Finance Committee members present were noted on the record; the minutes do not show further budget action at this meeting.
The next procedural step recorded in the minutes is the submission of the Department of Public Works FY27 budget and several administrative motions approved later in the meeting.
