Article 42: Change the Rate at which Private Entities are Charged for Police Detail

Shall the Town of Hampton vote to amend Chapter 149-16 Police Attendance to strike from the end of the paragraph the words “plus 30%” and substitute the words “plus 50%” or such rate as is voted by the Board of Selectmen under RSA 41:9-a” (Majority vote required)

What it means: This relates to the cost at which private businesses reimburse the Town for police detail. Other places in the Ordinances were previously changed to 50% to better cover our costs, but in Chapter 149 (Entertainment Ordinance) it was inadvertently left at 30%.  Approval of this Article would bring the surcharge for all detail work up to 50%.

Those in favor say: At 30%, the Town is not covering costs including benefits and retirement costs. Changing the surcharge to 50% will bring this Ordinance into line with the rest of the Town’s Ordinances and will cover the Town’s cost for the time of the officers.

Fiscal impact: No direct tax impact, but would generate more appropriate offsets to costs.