Volume 17, Number 32
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Friday, August 7, 2020
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY LEGISLATION
Town officials balk at costs of bill A week after the Town Council unanimously passed a resolution opposing a state police accountability bill signed into law on July 31, town leaders appeared before the Board of Finance airing their concerns about the legislation's poten-
SUMMER FUN Southington native Richard Leach, now residing in Troy, Michigan, cools off with daughter, Sarah, 8, in the communty pool at Recreation Park in Southington, Tuesday July 28. Leach is in town visiting his mother Lucy Leach, who lives across the street from the park. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
tial local fiscal impact.
Under the town's approved budget for fiscal 2021, more than $8.2 million has been earmarked for the police department. In a letter to the Board of Finance earlier this week, town officials projected the initial costs to the town
resulting from the police accountability law could be either $245,320 or $186,320, depending on whether a promised 30% reimbursement is realized.
chase of 25 in-car video surveillance systems for the vehicles not already equipped and other costs related to accreditation of the local police force.
Those figures include the cost to purchase an additional 35 body cameras for officers who are not already equipped, as well as the pur-
Officials noted that reimbursement is not a guarantee. See Police, A16
Fall sports will play, but with limitations By Greg Lederer Record-Journal staff
On Friday, July 31, the Connecticut high school sports community went online in large numbers to find an update on the status of fall athletics. After working in committees for the last few months, the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference put out an 11-page plan that allows schools to return to action in all sports despite the ongoing pandemic. See Fall sports, A8 R232002
By Michael Gagne Record-Journal staff