Select Board approves police reorganization, adds second lieutenant position
Littleton approves police reorganization adding second lieutenant without headcount increase. Select Board unanimously approved Police Chief Douglas Landry's proposal on August 3, creating a second lieutenant position funded through cost avoidance from new hires at lower salary steps and
Select Board · Meeting of August 3, 2026
Littleton approves police reorganization adding second lieutenant without headcount increase. Select Board unanimously approved Police Chief Douglas Landry's proposal on August 3, creating a second lieutenant position funded through cost avoidance from new hires at lower salary steps and discontinuation of a part-time maintenance position, maintaining the department's 24-officer limit. The reorganization addresses supervisory gaps amid a young officer corps and sergeant administrative burden.
Finance Committee raised concerns about out-year budget impacts from Quinn Bill eligibility and expiring union contracts, with Vice Chair Fred Faulkner expressing skepticism over off-cycle timing, but Finance Committee Chair Steve Venuti indicated conditional support predicated on no additional headcount expansion in FY 2028.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of August 3, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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