Tag: Budget Cuts: Page 11

Special Units

California PD Suspends SWAT, K-9 Units To Delay Officer Layoffs

The city's budget adopted in June provides for 92 sworn positions for the 95-officer force. The department is hoping to reach 92 via attrition, according to the report.

July 14, 2010

Patrol

Layoffs Loom for 80 Oakland Officers

The layoffs of 80 of Oakland's 776 police officers on Monday moved closer to reality Friday as the police union's leaders agreed to all of the city's demands but demanded a three-year layoff moratorium as a prerequisite for any concessions.

July 12, 2010

Patrol

Budget Woes May Cost Broward County SROs

Broward County, Fla., Sheriff Al Lamberti said if he isn't granted a reprieve by the County Commission this summer, his department's participation in the decades-old program that puts law enforcement officers in every Broward public school is over.

July 12, 2010

Patrol

California City Disbands Police Force

The City Council voted in late June to disband its 85-year-old agency to save nearly two-thirds of next year's $3.5-million budget shortfall. The department has 32 employees. The sheriff's office, which has 462 deputies, has agreed to offer full-time jobs to all San Carlos officers.

July 7, 2010

Patrol

Oakland Mayor Says Officer Layoffs Will Balance Budget

Promising to cut positions from his city's police department, Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums released a plan Tuesday that would eliminate 53 officers and 27 unfilled positions.

June 22, 2010

Patrol

Budget Woes May Force N.J. Towns to Lay Off Officers

Officers and their union representatives feel that governments are in search of a quick budget fix and are too willing to sacrifice public safety by laying off officers.

May 31, 2010

Patrol

79 Washington Deputies To Receive Pink Slips

The King County (Wash.) Sheriff's Office has announced it will lay off 69 commissioned and 10 non-commissioned deputies, after the county council failed to approve a property tax initiative for an August vote.

May 25, 2010

Training

Philadelphia Police Cuts May Eliminate Two Academy Classes

The department's sworn force peaked in 2001 at 6,900 officers. Since then, it has fallen to the current 6,600 and is expected to reach 6,400 in the next year due to attrition.

May 24, 2010

SWAT

Are Regional SWAT Teams the Answer In a Down Economy?

I'll be the first to admit that it took me awhile to warm up to the regional SWAT idea. But after watching the benefits and successes of the concept, I've come to recognize its advantages.

May 4, 2010

Vehicle Ops

Baltimore City Officials Target Police Air Unit For Elimination

The Baltimore Police Department could be the first major urban department to eliminate its helicopter unit in budget cuts proposed by City Hall that could also lead to the elimination of hundreds of officers from the force.

April 13, 2010

Patrol

Overtime Caps Hamper LAPD Homicide Investigations

Budgetary conditions that led to the LAPD refusing to pay officers overtime wages except in rare circumstances is striking at the core of the department's homicide unit, as detectives are being benched while cases remain unsolved.

April 11, 2010

SWAT

What Can You Do to Help Your Tactical Team Survive the Recession?

Even with federal stimulus money, many agencies continue to struggle financially. Far fewer new officers are being recruited or hired. Personnel layoffs and demotions are becoming more common. Less equipment and vehicles are being purchased. And more programs are falling into the "nice to have" category, meaning they'll soon be cut out entirely.

March 24, 2010