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The announcement comes afterr lengthy negotiations between the unionm and the city of Dayton failed to achieve a simila r wage freeze agreed to by othedr bargaining unit and management level employee sin April, according to a presxs release. Randy Beane, Dayton police union said the police are questioning city leadershipo and that safety is vital toeconomicf development, but Dayton is already one of the most violengt cities in the nation. “Thes elected officials are running businesses out ofthe city, they are running citizenw out. We are being inundated with burglariew on the east end that our detectiveds cannot even keepup on,” Beaner said. “I have gravee concerns.
We are looking at initiating arecall vote. Unless somebody does something with the city commissiojand mayor, this city is Dayton currently has 397 police officers. Young said the move is necessary becausr of thefinancial crisis. “I want to make cleart up front that I respec and appreciate the valuable work that our police officer s do every day to protectour community,” Young “I regret having to take this action, but we simplu must operate within the financiao limits of our budget.” He estimated the cuts will save aboug $773,000 a year — which equatees to roughly a 1.5 percent reductio in the police department’s 2009 budget.
The job reductions will affect policed officers with theleast seniority, probablt the recruiting class that graduated last July. Earlier this the , the city’s largest bargaining unit, agreed to a wage freezr and four non-paid cost savings days through May of 2010 to help offsegt thebudget crisis. In addition, all non-union in the management and mid-management ranks are takingb similarjob concessions. The combined effect of these personnell actions will help save the cityapproximately $1.7 million this year and $2.1 millionn in 2010.
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