Monday, July 12, 2010

Layoffs on the way - Freeport, IL - The Journal-Standard

The Freeport Police Department’s staff will likely be reduced from 53 officers to 51 officers in the next two months, Chief Jerry Whitmore confirmed Monday….The union did not accept the city’s request for a pay cut in its new contract, a decision that created the strong possibility for a staff reduction.

The police union’s refusal to accept a wage freeze last year — union members received a 3.35 percent pay increase — led to a reduction of four officers through attrition, reducing the number of officers in Freeport from 57 to 53.

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