Lynnwood cops face 23 job cuts
It was a hastily organized meeting held last week between Police Chief Steve Jensen and leaders of the city’s two police unions to go over the latest citywide budget projections for 2011-12.
In short, there’s a projected gap of about $9 million between the amount of money the police department needs and what’s expected to be available in 2011-12. That number represents about 25 percent of the police department’s share of the two-year budget.
Those projections are sending shockwaves through City Hall.
As many as 23 police department jobs may be cut, including the sole animal control officer, patrol officers, office support staff and more.
From: Daily Herald
