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POLICE SERVICES OPTIONS COMMITTEE
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
March 6, 2018, 6:00 PM
Mezzanine Conference Room
Old Lyme Town Hall
Present: First Selectwoman Bonnie Reemsnyder; Angelo Faenza; Beth Sullivan; Fred Callahan; Matthew Reed; Matthew Ward; Michael Miller; Harvey Gemme; Andy Russell; Keith Coakley
- Approval of minutes of Feb. 28, 2018 meeting: Fred Callahan moved to approve the minutes of Feb. 28, 2018, second by Beth Sullivan. Motion approved. Andy Russell abstained.
- Discussion of options for police services: Bonnie shared a document listing the approved operating budget and actual expenditures for the Resident Trooper Dept. and Municipal Police Dept. for the fiscal years 15/16; 16/17; 17/18 (current year); and the proposed budget for FY 19. She also shared the initial draft proposal that was provided by the Chief of Police of East Lyme as a starting point for discussion, as well as a draft budget proposal. Bonnie felt that this could be a starting point to discuss how the collaboration would work. There was further discussion about the details in the documents as the members reviewed the documents. Members agree that it would be helpful to have the Chief of the East Lyme police come to discuss the option with the committee and available for
questions.
Matt Ward also distributed a document describing several options for police services that he identified (8 options). He reviewed each of the options for the members, which included additional 7 different combinations of State Trooper and Municipal Constables, as well as the East Lyme/Old Lyme Regional Policing model. The committee discussed the various pros and cons, and were encouraged to review these to list other pros and cons.
- Discussion on consulting: There was no discussion on the use of a consultant at this meeting.
- Other business: None
- Public Comment: There was no public comment
- Adjournment: As several people had to get to other meetings, a motion was made by Matthew Ward, second by Matthew Reed, to adjourn at 7:01 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Bonnie Reemsnyder
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