We’ve all heard the saying, “You get what you pay for.” In the midst of a contentious budgeting process a simple question seems to have been lost in the political spin: “What are we paying for?”
One thing is certain - we are paying our first responders. Both of the plans currently in front of City Council take the necessary step of bringing our fire and police department pay more closely in line with our neighboring jurisdictions. So let’s put that to the side for a moment.
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