Renew Chief Rivera's Contract

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2013-07-17 01:03

the chief should be on call 24hrs for 911 calls for better response instead of waiting for a state policeman and he can have time off during the week to compensate.

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2013-07-22 00:15:26

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If he did that when would he sleep? If he is going to these calls and not doing the administrative work (court, vehicle maintenance, payroll, etc.) then who will? And before you say someone else in the department; where would the money come from to pay them? 911 calls are not always important.  It’s just whenever someone calls 911, which any policeman or dispatch can tell you can be for any reason.  Also from what I've seen in his contract he is only required to work his scheduled shift and that’s it. If the Board of Selectman wanted him to respond to all 911 calls then they should have put it in his contract. As for the numbers, his response (and the rest of the department) are well above surrounding, part time departments. The numbers used to get that info are from the Northampton Control Dispatch logs and are public information. So please before you go off about what the Chief or the department is or isn’t doing check your facts.