Police to use volunteers in office
HIGHLAND BEACH — Town commissioners decided using a free volunteer instead of a paid administrative assistant was OK in the Police Department but not in the Town Hall lobby.
Chief Craig Hartmann assured them other towns use volunteers as a receptionist and first point of contact for residents seeking police help.
“They become the best ambassadors for your department,” he said.
Plus the town would save up to $75,000 a year in salary and benefits by not hiring a permanent employee, he said.
But commissioners insisted nothing but paid help would do in the lobby.
“Put a part-timer in there and let him or her be seen,” said Commissioner Doris Trinley, who served as town clerk for 16 years.
Chief Craig Hartmann assured them other towns use volunteers as a receptionist and first point of contact for residents seeking police help.
“They become the best ambassadors for your department,” he said.
Plus the town would save up to $75,000 a year in salary and benefits by not hiring a permanent employee, he said.
But commissioners insisted nothing but paid help would do in the lobby.
“Put a part-timer in there and let him or her be seen,” said Commissioner Doris Trinley, who served as town clerk for 16 years.
— Steve Plunkett
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