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Fairfax police warn 10% budget cut would eliminate officer positions, increase overtime and slow response times
Summary
Fairfax Police Department presentations and council questioning showed that a modeled 10% reduction would eliminate two full‑time officer positions, a dispatcher and a services technician, likely increasing overtime, slowing responses and stressing recruitment and training.
Lieutenant Cade of the Fairfax Police Department told the council the department’s draft budget reflects rising costs for negotiated contracts, benefits, workers’ compensation and retirement. He presented a modeled 10% reduction and explained what that scenario would entail for the department and the community.
"This slide shows what a reduction of 10% would look like for the police budget," Lieutenant Cade said, adding the cuts would eliminate "two full‑time police officer positions, one full‑time dispatcher position and one full‑time police services technician position." He warned…
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