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Trustee says police chief is overworked and underpaid; committee discusses second officer
Summary
Trustee P. Pastick argued the police chief is "doing the job of 2-3 people," lacks an assistant and receives only two weeks' vacation; trustees discussed adding a second officer and factoring merit and cost-of-living into raises.
Trustee P. Pastick told the committee that the police chief is effectively doing multiple roles and is not being paid comparably to neighboring departments. She said the chief "is doing the job of 2-3 people and has no assistant," and argued the village should consider a second officer so the chief can spend more time on patrol.
Trustees discussed vacation and on-call expectations. Pastick said the chief does not receive the six weeks of vacation recommended for police in some guidance and currently receives only two weeks; trustees said merit and cost-of-living should be considered when setting pay. Clerk Murphy provided scheduling details and the committee asked staff to compare local pay and benefits.
