Council Renews Contract With Resident State Troopers

State and municipal laws in Tolland could continue to be enforced by the resident state trooper program for at least two more years.

Earlier this week, the Town Council approved a two-year contract between the town and the state Department of Public Safety’s police services division to provide the service through June 30, 2013. (If either side wants to opt out of the contract they have to give 30 days written notice.)

The two-year contract, which starts July 1, will cost $550,222 in the first year (2011-12) and requires the town to pay 100 percent of overtime charges, according to a report from Town Manager Steven Werbner. Previously, the town only needed to pay 70 percent of that cost. The $550,222 covers part of the troopers’ salaries, training, equipment and vehicles, among other items.

Tolland has five resident state troopers – one supervisor and four troopers - that patrol the area, and whose homebase is the former teen center at 749 Tolland Stage Rd. The town is also home to Troop C, the region’s state police barracks, at 1320 Tolland Stage Rd. Troop C patrols 10 towns in north central Connecticut.

Click on the PDF attached to this story to read the contract.