I believe that, for the most part, we all agree that our police and fire departments (along with teachers) are among the most essential professionals in our community. They also hold the unfortunate status of being some of the most underpaid and under-appreciated. At the end of the day, no matter the pay or community sentiment, they show up when called to do a job the majority of us simply won't.
The city administration plans to use police and firefighter raises as a justification ... more