Police Lieutenant Staffing Request
At a glance
- What: the police department asked for a second lieutenant.
- Where it stands: deferred informally; the committee's consensus was "not right now."
- Next: revisit in the FY28 budget hearings (January-March).
- Related: Fire Inspector Staffing Request, discussed in the same agenda item.
Reasons for deferral
- Long-term benefit costs.
- The school-assessment shift.
- New growth only at the ~$1M benchmark.
Discussion time
About 3 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 - Finance Committee Meeting | 3 |
Log
- 2026-09-16 - Finance Committee Meeting — Committee agreed informally to defer the request to the FY28 budget cycle.