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Maybrook moves to expand police coverage, hires a part‑time officer as department costs rise
Summary
The Board approved hiring a part‑time officer and discussed expanded weekend and overnight coverage and multiple police‑related cost increases that are contributing to the tentative budget rise.
The Village of Maybrook voted April 20 to hire Aaron Welch as a part‑time police officer after Police Chief Dennis Barnett recommended Welch as a veteran officer with relevant training.
Chief Barnett praised sergeants for crowd control during the meeting and said he could not disclose full details yet about planned overnight coverage, adding that coverage “till 3AM in the morning starting in June” could not be discussed in detail at that time. The mayor’s budget presentation attributed $167,000 of the identified cost increases to Police Department operations and listed multiple related items—expanded weekend coverage, an added senior community liaison position, additional supervisory coverage and overtime tied to staffing and contractual benefits.
Trustees approved the hire (motion by Trustee Treco; seconded by Trustee Capozzoli) by voice vote recorded 5 Ayes, 0 Nays. The board also discussed police labor attorney fees and retirement cost increases cited in the budget presentation.
Why it matters: Police operations are a major driver in the tentative budget increase and were a focal point in resident comments about whether expanded coverage is necessary and affordable.
