Mr. A. Luke Hamburger

On a motion made by Gerken and seconded by Plante, the Board of Selectmen voted to temporarily exempt Officer A. Luke Hamburger from the basic recruit training requirement.

Present: Bolton School Space Needs Assessment Committee members Leigh Shanny, Tom Pokorney, Advisory Committee members Chris Slade, David Lindsay, Burt Shnitzler, Richard Fly, Moderator Jim Anker, Library Trustees Chris Sterling, Chief Alfano, Luke Hamburger, Wayne Wetzel, Chris Nelson Pat Bensetler, Jeff Buffum, Robert Minardi, Ledyard Smith, Susan Miles, Barry Gerken, Ken Tucker, Mike Benjamin
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Mr. Hamburger has been a reserve officer with the Town of Bolton for the last 15 months.Chief Alfano stated that the Search Committee received 19 applications and 3 internal applications in response to the advertisement to fill the position.Mr. Hamburger scored the highest on the police exam and has had a stellar career with every officer recommending him for the position.He is a graduate of Nashoba Regional High School, has 11 years of military experience, and has dispatch and reserve officer experience from the town of Shrewsbury.Mr. Hamburger stated that the Bolton Police Department was a great department to work for, enjoyed the fact that Bolton allows you to work with the population and at the end of the day he could go home with satisfaction that he had positively affected somebody in the community.Mr. Hamburger is anxious to attend the Police Academy and Chief Alfano stated that attendance in the academy would be deferred a year.The cost for the Police Academy is approximately $2-3,000 and Chief Alfano stated that officers who are put through the training by the town are required to stay in the department for three years or they must pay back a portion of the academy training costs.Chief Alfano stated that one of his and the search committee's goals is to grow the department in terms of retention.On a motion made by Plante and seconded by Gerken, the Board of Selectmen voted to appoint A. Luke Hamburger as Patrolman for the town of Bolton, term expiration June 30, 2007.
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A. Luke Hamburger, Patrolman, term expiration June 30, 2007