Kent councilman seeks Putnam funding if police hurt on ERT
Submitted by JohnB on Tue, 11/24/2009 - 9:52am
Kent councilman seeks Putnam funding if police hurt on ERT
Michael Risinit
mrisinit@lohud.com
CARMEL — Police officers injured in the line of duty can receive their full pay from their employer while they recover — a cost Putnam County should bear, a Kent councilman says, if a Kent member of the county’s Emergency Response Team is injured on a county call.
The state’s 207c law allows injured law enforcement personnel to receive their salary and benefits for as long as it’s determined they can’t work or until retirement.
Kent Councilman Michael Tierney is worried about the cost to the town, should a Kent officer be injured on an ERT call, and whether its officers can continue participating under the current arrangement.
"Everyone has to be aware of what our exposure is. In this economy, we’re looking at everything," he said.
The team consists of eight Putnam County Sheriff’s Office members, 10 Carmel police officers, five Kent police officers and two members of the county’s Emergency Services Bureau. It was formed in 2005 and, Carmel Police Chief Michael Johnson said, "responds to incidents that can stress the capabilities of the individual respective patrol forces." Examples include calls for barricaded or armed suspects, he said.
Tierney met last month with the county Legislature’s Protective Services Committee about the matter and the Kent Town Board is to discuss the issue at its Dec. 7 meeting.
The legislative committee will revisit the issue at its meeting Monday.
Committee Chairwoman Mary Ellen Odell, R-Carmel, and Legislator Richard Othmer Jr., R-Kent, said legislators are waiting for an opinion from the county law department.
"But it looks like we may be successful deputizing them, in keeping them under the county," Odell said, referring to times when the officers are on an ERT call.
Much of the team’s training and equipment cost is covered by annual Homeland Security grants, although in 2010 only half of the grant — which is $109,500 this year— can go to reimbursing the agencies for overtime and filling the regular-duty slots of officers away on training.
Previously, there were no limits on applying the money. Tierney said he also had concerns about more of these costs coming to rest on Kent.
Lt. Alex DiVernieri of the Kent police said the department "applaud(ed)" Tierney’s efforts to reduce Kent’s costs.
"Bottom line, the members of the Kent Police Department that are on the Putnam County ERT are an integral part of providing safety to not only citizens of Kent but to the entire county," he said.
Through a spokesman, Sheriff Donald B. Smith acknowledged Tierney’s concerns and pointed out participation with the ERT benefits both the county team as well as the individual department.
"The participation of each of the law enforcement agencies in the ERT is voluntary and requires the approval of the governmental leadership of each respective municipality," sheriff’s spokesman Capt. William McNamara said.
Johnson, the Carmel police chief, said he wasn’t seeking to have the county cover his officers’ 207c costs but would ask for any of the same protections afforded Kent.
The full link to the article is here: http://www.lohud.com/article/20091123/NEWS04/911230318/1205/NEWS0408/Kent-councilman-seeks-Putnam-funding-if-police-hurt-on-ERT
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