CATEGORY LETTERS
At the June 25th Gloucester City Council meeting I asked our municipal leadership why they have not hired new recruits for our Police Department. Acting Mayor and Finance Committee chairman, Councilman Marchese, responded to my question by stating that Gloucester City is currently in a budget crisis and is awaiting a State grant. I do not disagree with Mr. Marchese’s admission of our City’s budget crisis. I do, however, question the reasons that led to this crisis and the resulting shortage of Police Department man power.
The Police Department’s Budget:
In the past, our City has hired a new Police Department recruit, trained him at the Police Academy and had him ready to work the job before a retiring officer left the department. This was done to avoid a shortage of man power. Officer Craig Reinhardt retired from the GCPD in April of 2008. If our City government had followed the described pattern, a recruit should have been hired towards the end of 2007 or early 2008. That being said…
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