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Select Board approves interlocal agreement to let Camden and Rockport share police shifts
Summary
The Camden Select Board approved an interlocal cooperative agreement with Rockport allowing officers to fill each other’s shifts, with sworn status in both towns and rules for overtime and emergency premiums; board members requested a six-month operational update.
The Camden Select Board voted to authorize the town manager to enter into an interlocal cooperation agreement with the town of Rockport to allow the two towns’ police departments to share officers and fill open shifts. Town manager Jody introduced the proposal and described the operational intent: cross-swearing officers in both towns to make shift coverage smoother and reduce reliance on mutual aid.
Police leadership said the agreement formalizes a practice they have often used informally. Police chief Alan Weaver (speaker 9) described how the agreement would work in routine and emergency situations, saying it will “allow us to pull from Rockport officers when we have a shift to fill, to allow them to pull from us when they have a shift to fill.” He added that Rockport officers would be sworn in Camden and Camden officers sworn in Rockport to facilitate immediate response.
Board members asked how supervision and compensation would be handled. Interim Rockport chief Jim Greeley (speaker 11) and Weaver explained that each town remains responsible for supervising its officers and that overtime and premium pay rules apply when an officer covers an extra shift or is responsible for both towns in an emergency. A board member asked for a performance and cost update, and the chiefs agreed to return in about six months. The motion to approve was made, seconded, and approved with no opposition recorded in the public record.
