Southtowns Record

10/13/26 Board Packet

Government
Village of Gowanda
Board
Village Board
Meeting
Oct 13, 2026
Kind
Agenda packet
Topics
Audits and oversight, Water, sewer and drainage, Public safety, Budget and taxes, Roads and traffic, Zoning and land use, Parks and recreation

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Police Wage  Review 10/13/2026  (21) Total Shifts  (17) Shifts to Fill
  Sunday  | Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday  Friday  Saturday
  7:00am-3:00pm  WKEND

  11:00pm. 7.0 cas  [veces
  3:00pm -11:00pm  WKEND  WKEND

Police Officer In Charge  (OIC)  $30,000
Salary @ $30,000
  Note: Ttainee's ate not included in these tates. Ross is reviewing
PT Certified Police Patrol @$30/hr  $212,160  Trainee requirements for future discussion
17 Shifts x 8 = 136 x 52 wk/yr = 7072 hrs
7072 hrs x $30 = $212,160

Police Cletk @ $25/hr  $22,750
35hts/pay period x 26 = 910 hrs
910 hrs x $25= $22,750

Extra Duties +$2/hr  $2,080
40hrs/pay period x 26 = 1040 hrs  Current 2026-2027 Police Pattol Budget is $230,338
1040 hrs x $2 = $2,080  An additional $30,000 is allocated to Police Equip resetve from
  personnel as a reflection of reduced coverage.
Weekend Differential +$2.50/hr  $5,200  If shift coverage increases, we can use the $30,000 vs. resetve.
Friday 3:00pm to Sunday 7:00am  $8,000 was allocated to building improvements to support
40hrs/wk x 2 = 80 hrs x 26pp = 2080 hrs  a new storage garage/police station improve if needed. Pending.
2080 hrs x $2.50 = $5,200
  $230,338/26 payrolls = $8,859/ funded payroll average
Holiday Pay + $5/hr  ($35/hr)  $200  $5,042 is current Police payroll average (9 payrolls)
40 hrs x $5 = $200  $6,165 bigh/ 82,040 low
Easter Sunday
July 4th  $272,390  Represents if we fill all (17) shifts each week.
 Thanksgiving Day  Shift coverge will be monitored for (1) officer per shift unless
 Christmas Day  requested for special events or other needs for multiple patrol
New Years Day  during a shift as requested by the OIC.
  Annual budget will be monitored as shift coverage increases and
  necessaty coverage will be adjusted if needed.
Fringe Benefits- Not included in Direct Police Budget
  Included
  Current  Potential
FICA @ .0765  $17,621  $20,838 FICA up to $230,338 of wage is included in current budget

Retirement @ 31.9%  $49,000  $86,892 Retirement as estimated by NYS is included at $49,000
  This number could inctease dramatically with filling of shifts
  and will need additional allocation for future budgets

Workers Comp @ 2%  $4,848  $5,448 Included in current budget  @ $4,848

Fuel  $8,000  Currently included at $8,000 annual in budget- if more
  shifts are covered this will need to be adjusted to cover
  additional road patrol