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Deidre Greelish wondered why'the'10DDA budget cut for the department mentioned <br /> the reduction of +theiadminidtratiVeias-aistant s over-time by two hours per <br /> ...week.- The department has?.two clerks plus,'an,ladministrative assistant. <br /> Al Polars indicated that tbe `police, as well as the Fire Department, have <br /> . 'a 'considerableIamount offjover-t°ime.4 The Fire Department has the greatest <br /> amount,:with'the<Police' Department­ ekt:' J' <br /> Ed,Baker discussed-the.. question'that.needs..to be answered. What do you want <br /> to 'maintain " a basic service .to the- town.` At present, there are three <br /> cruisers, one manper cruiser, that travel the town 24 hours each day. There <br /> is also a-shift supervisor and a fifth officer floating around. What does <br /> the town really need? Could it be reduced to two cruisers during daylight <br /> hours and early evening, and increased to three cruisers during the grave <br /> yard shift? Ed submits 'to you that three cruisers on the road in.a 26 square <br /> mile town is;too much. Therestill needs to, be somebody for backup. We <br /> need to come up with the right staffing; and then possibly look at the budget ' <br /> a little differently and come up with recommendations in general terms as to <br /> what the budget,should be.` <br /> Dan Goggin questioned what would happen if the Finance,Committee decided that <br /> only^two, cruiaers were needed instead of three? <br /> Deidre .asks membei6 to draw their' attention.to page ✓2 of his impact statement <br /> in Budget,A.".It indicates that he would reduce vacation and sick coverage <br /> by maintaining a minimum of three officers„ on 3 P.M. -,_11 P.M. shift and two <br /> officers on the 7 A.M 3 .P.M. ,shift,..18 weeks -of,,the year. Deidre suggests <br /> that, we say, to' him, given these,perameters .all, year'round, *for the slow months <br /> .give us two cruisers with one officer on duty back at the desk. . <br /> Deidre also inquired about the success rate of the ,.police officers in court. <br /> How many cases are they dealing with and how many, times are they,..- , <br /> appear at the court house? Do their cases hold up in court? Is 'it' worth'th@ <br /> time? <br /> Denise 'asked`whether there was one police officer only responsible for court <br /> appearances. c , <br /> Members answered that the officer who files the police report initially is <br /> expected':to appear in court as 'a witness. {, a <br /> Tony then suggested that ,the salary account may need to be out. <br /> Dan also%suggested that there,only betwo cruisers in a 24 hour period, 'or w <br /> even an 18 hour period. He also inquired as to what would happen .if we, had <br /> a Fire Department'without an ambulance-service. <br /> Deidre answered that ambulance service, on average, was used three times daily. , <br /> Dan states that we'are then asking Tony to go back and request a reduced, <br /> service budget. ; <br /> Ed mentioned that with fewer cruisers, there would also be less gasoline <br /> usage and less firearms training: <br /> x -2= r <br /> r N <br /> t <br />