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Westfield can now set a 39-year age limit for police applicants, and Civil Service approved an alternative hybrid hiring path. Four recent hires have started the academy, while the department could lose two to three officers to the state police; the proposed fiscal year 2027 budget funds 66 officers although 70 positions were set.
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The commission approved and released its December 8, 2025, regular and executive session minutes. The department is adding new recruits but may face staffing losses, and its fiscal year 2027 budget work is still underway with labor contracts unsettled. Officials are also developing a replacement computer-aided dispatch system because the current system is outdated and unsupported.
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