The April 7 Az Star has an article that confirms the strategy of the Oro Valley police union. Basically, it comes down to intimidation and looking out ONLY for its own.
Do these people care about any other town employees? It certainly doesn't look that way.
Do we need more police, especially since we are basically paying for them via the Utility Tax imposed on the property owners?
Is it necessary that many police officers have the added benefit of taking their police cars home, especially the many that are NOT Oro Valley residents?
Do we really need two or three police officers to give out one speeding ticket, catching an unsuspecting driver going a few miles over the limit?
Do you know that 1/3 of all town employees are in the police department, and approximately 1/2 of our budget is spent on the police?
We hope the majority of the Council Members will NOT cave in to these tactics. When ALL municipalities are having difficulty balancing their budgets, we hope our elected officials will be fair in doing what is necessary----and won't bow in to those that are supposed to protect us----not intimidate us.
Read the Star article here.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/85737/287622
