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Home My Public Portal AboutPolice Budget DocumentsGENERAL FUND FY2018 FY2019 POLICE FY2017 DEPT HEAD TOWN ADMINISTRATOR % CHANGE YR / YR $ CHANGE YR / YR EXPENDED EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUEST #1 RECOMMENDED WAGES: Full-time 2,110,406$ 2,156,589.25 $ 2,272,740 $ 2,438,941 7.3% $ 166,201 Part-time 20,222$ 15,459.82 $ 23,250 $ 23,250 0.0% $ - Overtime 208,476$ 224,084.59 $ 180,000 $ 180,000 0.0% $ - Longevty 27,763$ 27,450.00 $ 26,950 $ 28,650 6.3% $ 1,700 Clothing - Reimb taxable -$ 1,050.00 $ - $ - SUB TOTAL 2,366,867.00 2,424,633.66 2,502,940$ 2,670,841$ -$ 6.7% $ 167,901 WAGES/ELECTED OFFICIAL: Town Constable 250$ 250.00 $ 250 $ 250 $ 250 0.0% $ - SUB TOTAL 250.00 250.00 250$ 250$ 250$ 0.0% $ - GENERAL EXPENSES; Administrative 9,061$ 16,065.20 $ 19,720 $ 19,720 0.0% $ - Uniforms 28,561$ 28,798.30 $ 31,500 $ 31,000 -1.6% $ (500) R&M Building 45,767$ 28,222.36 $ 29,000 $ 29,000 0.0% $ - R&M Motor Vehicle 12,270$ 16,269.94 $ 20,000 $ 20,000 0.0% $ - R&M Office/Equipment 34,960$ 34,158.97 $ 37,300 $ 37,300 0.0% $ - Staff Training/Seminar 12,889$ 14,094.19 $ 14,000 $ 14,000 0.0% $ - Animal Control 266$ 743.20 $ 1,000 $ 1,000 0.0% $ - Kennel Expense 5,000$ 5,500.00 $ 5,000 $ 5,500 10.0% $ 500 Police Academy 6,000$ 6,000.00 $ 6,000 $ 6,000 0.0% $ - SUB TOTAL 154,774.00 149,852.16 163,520$ 163,520$ -$ 0.0% $ - GRAND TOTAL 2,521,891.00 2,574,735.82 2,666,710$ 2,834,611$ 6.3% $ 167,901 FY2020 Police 2/21/2019 Town of Brewster 2198 Main Street Brewster, MA 02631-1898 Phone: (508) 896-3701 Fax: (508) 896-8089 FY 20 BUDGET QUESTIONS DEPARTMENT: POLICE DEPARTMENT 1. What are the differences between the FY19 and FY20 proposed budget? Full-time wages is up 7.3% and longevity is up 6.3%. Part-time wages and overtime have been kept steady with a zero dollar increase. The expense budget has a $500 dollar reduction in uniforms and a $500 dollar increase in kennel expense for a net zero dollar increase. 2. What are the reasons for any increases or decreases? The increase in full-time wages and longevity is based on contractual obligations. The decrease in uniforms is due to a decrease in projected staff turnover for next year. The increase in kennel expense is due to an increase in the charge from the Animal Rescue League for use of their facility. 3. Are you adding/reducing any personnel or programs? We are not adding or reducing any personnel or programs. 4. What are your top budgeting priorities for FY20? Recognizing the town’s current financial situation, the top budgeting priority for FY20 is to get by with what we currently have. Any place where we have discretion, we are bringing forward a zero dollar increase request and our capital requests are for “must have” items only. 5. Are there any expenses that could be deferred? What would be the impact? There is nothing in the FY20 budget that could be deferred. It is all day to day operational costs. Office of: Select Board Town Administrator 6. Recap of revenues and their sources? Firearms Licensing: FY17=$4,062 FY18=$3,937 FY19(through 2/9/19)=$2,100 Police Detail Admin/Cruiser Fee: FY17=$4,512 FY18=$21,588 FY19(through 2/9/19)=$23,463 FY2020 Total Revenue Estimate: $25,000 7. Are any pricing/fee changes proposed? No 8. If your budget was level funded what would be a few major impacts to your operations? A level funded budget would require a cut of $167,901 from the current FY20 request. To meet this target, the police department would be required to cut three positions. This would result in the elimination of the animal control function of the police department and a reduction in available police officers on any given shift. With fewer police officers available and to stay within our current overtime budget, we would have to run many shifts with less police coverage, resulting in slower response times and/or a reduction in investigative time spent on cases. BREWSTER POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief Heath J. Eldredge 631 Harwich Road Brewster, Massachusetts 02631 Phone 508-896-7011 www.brewsterpolice.org Fax 508-896-4513 “In Partnership With Our Community” February 21, 2019 Mr. Mark Forest, Town Administrator Town of Brewster 2198 Main Street Brewster, MA 02631 Dear Mr. Forest, Please accept this budget summary for the Police Department for the Fiscal Year 2020 budget request. Be advised that this request results in a 6.3% overall increase from Fiscal Year 2019. With regard to full time wages, step or merit increases for eligible employees have been built into this budget along with the negotiated cost of living increases and longevity. There is no increase being requested in overtime or part-time wages. This results in an increase in the wage budget of 6.7%. The zero dollar increase in overtime and part-time wages will result in fewer net hours, as negotiated wages have increased, this results in us being able to fund fewer hours at the now, higher rate. We have chosen to keep level funding in these areas to minimize the overall budget increase from the current fiscal year. The department should be able to absorb this shortfall due to anticipation of reduced staff turnover in FY20. For the current fiscal year, we are anticipating spending all of our overtime. This is mostly due to having two officers in the police academy and in the field training program until mid-December. As a result, we had staffing shortages on many shifts that had to be filled with overtime. Now that we are at full complement, we should have a reduced need for backfilling shifts in FY20. Part-time wages are used to pay our custodian, parking ticket agent, police matrons, and part-time dispatcher. While our part-time custodian’s pay will increase slightly, our matron, parking ticket agent, and part-time dispatcher rates remain steady. We should be able to fill the necessary part-time positions with the money requested. The current level of staffing is ideal for our operation and will allow us to maintain the level of service that has been provided for and expected by the public. The graph seen on page two of this correspondence shows how we relate to other communities on Cape Cod in regards to staffing and overtime costs. Any reduction in staffing would result in either an increase in overtime expenses or a reduction in available police services. BREWSTER POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief Heath J. Eldredge 631 Harwich Road Brewster, Massachusetts 02631 Phone 508-896-7011 www.brewsterpolice.org Fax 508-896-4513 “In Partnership With Our Community” The general expense budget has been given a zero dollar increase. This was done to keep the overall budget increase to a minimum, given the Town of Brewster’s current financial situation. As costs for goods and services increase, this request will result in us having less purchasing power in FY20. It is our hope that we can keep general expense spending to a minimum to offset inflation costs. With the HVAC repairs and generator replacement we have accomplished over the last three years, we are confident that building repairs in those areas should be minimal. In addition, with an anticipation of less employee turnover in FY20, we should be able to reduce some equipment and uniform purchases that would typically be required in a year where we have higher turnover. Because of this, we have reduced the uniform line by five hundred dollars. That savings has been offset by an increase in the fee being charged by the Animal Rescue League for kennel usage. CAPITAL REQUESTS: Cruiser Replacement ($100,000): These funds will be used to replace, outfit, and equip two front-line marked police vehicles that are used for patrol purposes. The outgoing vehicles will have reached 100,000+ miles of use at time of replacement. The outgoing vehicles will be evaluated for additional Town of Brewster use or sold at auction. BREWSTER POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief Heath J. Eldredge 631 Harwich Road Brewster, Massachusetts 02631 Phone 508-896-7011 www.brewsterpolice.org Fax 508-896-4513 “In Partnership With Our Community” We have been able to reduce our request from three vehicles to two. In the FY19 capital we secured funds to replace three vehicles (two marked and one unmarked), however, we have been able to keep the unmarked vehicles in good working order and do not expect to replace a current unmarked vehicle until the late fall of 2019. As a result, we will only need funding for marked vehicle replacement in FY20. DVR Replacement ($22,000): These funds will be used to replace a digital video recorder server and switch. This system is used for all internal and external cameras to include the booking room and interview room. The building camera/recording system is used for security and court purposes. The current system is no longer working and the police department is presently working off of a loaner system. Taser Replacement ($35,000): These funds will be used to replace the existing stock of Taser electric control devices and support equipment. The existing electronic control devices are two years beyond their shelf life and are no longer supported by the manufacturer. I believe this budget and capital purchases are sufficient to maintain the expected level of service to our community. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Heath J. Eldredge Heath J. Eldredge Chief of Police Cc: Lisa Souve, Finance Director