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Chief: OIC stipend changed, dispatch recruitment is strained
Summary
Chief Jason Torpey told trustees the OIC stipend is now hourly and service requirements have increased; he also described difficulty recruiting dispatchers and provided staffing metrics.
Chief Jason Torpey said the updated contract changed the OIC stipend to an hourly payment and has raised eligibility requirements, saying the change reduced the number of qualified candidates. "It is an hourly stipend," he said, and added the department now requires five years' service for full‑time village employees and 14 years for part‑time village employees.
On communications staffing, Torpey said the department has five part‑time dispatchers covering 1,095 shifts and 8,760 hours per year. He said recruitment is difficult: he canvassed an Orange County list with only three names; two were uninterested and one unknown. Trustees discussed pay scales and possible increases for the crossing guard as part of related personnel considerations.
