Hightstown Considers Replacing Police Chief with Public Safety Director
A civilian director could save the borough about $100,000 pear year, according to Mayor Kirson.
The Hightstown Borough Council is examining the possibility of replacing the position of police chief with that of public safety director. Officials said the move could save the borough money and give it control it has recently been lacking over a police department that has been mired in controversy. Chief James Eufemia announced earlier this month he would be retiring from his position in September. At the council’s Monday meeting, Mayor Kirson said the chief’s previously announced 17 months of pension in his retirement package should cost the borough between $20,000 and $25,000 altogether. A public safety director, on the other hand, would have a lower salary and few—if any—benefits. “The savings to go with a public safety director is …
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