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Board approves $10,000 tiered signing bonus to attract experienced officers
Summary
The Select Board approved a $10,000 signing bonus, paid in three milestones (FTO completion, end of year one, end of year three), intended to recruit experienced, academy‑trained officers and reduce training and overtime costs.
The Select Board approved a $10,000 signing bonus for experienced officers, to be paid in three stages: $2,500 after field training completion, $2,500 after the first year, and $5,000 after the third year. The chief said the policy targets applicants who are already MPTC‑academy‑trained or equivalent and will reduce the town’s upfront training costs and overtime expenses.
Board members asked about funding and legal protections for staged payments. The chief said the money would come from the police department’s wages or operating budget rather than free cash, and that the staged payments and FTO program provide practical protections against immediate loss; the board moved, seconded and approved the signing bonus program in open session and asked staff to update job postings to reflect the bonus.
