Hagerstown, Maryland has received a $625,000 grant to hire five
police officers as part of a Justice Department program to advance
“community policing.” The money is supposed to cover the new officers’
salary and benefits for three years, after which local funds will be
needed to pay for the positions.
The funding is part of $111 million allocated this year through the
Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program, which seeks to find
employment for veterans who are returning from overseas to a stagnant
economy and budget shortfalls.
Senator Barbara Mikulski
(D-Md.) attended a press conference in Hagerstown on Monday to
highlight the program, and she had announced the award in a press
release in June. Hagerstown is the only city in the state to receive a
grant through the program
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A year from now they'll have to lay them all off because they don't get another grant....union seniority rules mean last-in, first-out.
ReplyDeleteDoes that money include take home cars?
ReplyDeleteNo way does $625K covers the cost of salaries and benefits for 5 officer for 3 years. That is only about $42K per officer per year. That will not even cover salary & benefits.
ReplyDeleteWhoever did the math on this one must be a recent public school graduate.
Friday night at 10pm on Fox News Bret Bair is doing a special on the cities that are going broke. I believe the count is almost to 30 now.
ReplyDeleteEveryone esp municiple employees need to watch this. Alot of these employees think all is fine and the good times will continue to roll which if far from the truth. Not only are people losing jobs but pensions and retirement benefits also.