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Police budget faces steep pro‑rata cuts under state changes, town analyses show
Summary
Clerk Treasurer AD Stonecipher told council the police department accounts for about 45% of the general fund and could face large pro‑rata reductions as state funding streams change; Stonecipher warned that cuts in 2028 would be severe without local replacement revenue.
AD Stonecipher's budget breakdown showed the general fund allocates roughly 45% of its dollars to the police department and that benefit costs (health pool and pensions) have grown as a share of total personnel costs. "The lion's share to the police department, 45%," Stonecipher said while reviewing the general fund allocation.
Stonecipher and staff said pro‑rata distribution of state cuts could force difficult choices; he described 2028 as the first year when the town would lose significant LOIT/CCD funding and said replacing those dollars with a 1.2% municipal local income tax could restore much but not all revenue. Council members asked for headcount and salary details for planned reductions; Stonecipher said administrative officer salaries equated to about seven officers in the presentation's breakdown.
