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Council debate over police hires centers on public-safety requests and budget trade-offs
Summary
A councilmember urged adding five full-time police officers — a proposal that would cost about $1.07 million — while other members and staff urged caution and proposed smaller additions or deferral to midyear. Police chief warned of vehicle-outfitting delays and additional non-salary costs.
A Colton councilmember recommended adding five full-time police officers to the proposed fiscal-year budget to address traffic enforcement, retail theft, and quality-of-life complaints. "I'd like to recommend five police officers to the plan," the councilmember said during the budget workshop, citing panhandling, speeding, shoplifting and other public-safety concerns in several neighborhoods.
The councilmember gave a staff estimate that five officers — including salaries, benefits and vehicles — would cost about…
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