Medfield Day cost the town a total of $5,472.24 this year – $4,373.76 for the services of police and $1,098.48 for overtime of DPW employees, per the Chief and Superintendent. I had asked if either department received anything in return and did not get any figures ( I heard that MEMO did pay the police $1,000 a year ago).
Since MEMO makes ten of thousands of dollars from the event, my simple suggestion has been that MEMO reimburse the town for the costs to the town for town employees to assist, that Medfield Day be “revenue neutral” to the town. In 2010 my BoS colleagues originally agreed with the logic of MEMO doing, only to return at the next meeting to indicate that MEMO would not agree to pay the costs, and so my colleagues then changed their votes – and so the town residents continue to pay MEMO’s tab.
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