Thread: Texas Town fires 11 of 13 police officers... lack of funds

City Terminates All But Two in Police Force

By SHANE ALLEN
Updated 5:36 PM CDT, Mon, Jul 26, 2010
26 Comments

Nearly every police officer for a small north Texas city was terminated from the payroll during a council meeting Saturday.

The Combine City Council in Kaufman County let go 11 of their 13 police officers with a 5 – 0 vote, citing a department reorganization and lack of funds.

Mayor pro tem Tonya Ratcliff also said officers were expected to conduct themselves in a professional, open and honest manner, and councilmembers acted because those responsibilities were not being met.

Despite citing budget issues as a factor in the decision, Ratcliff could not provide specific information Saturday as to how much money the city would save when questioned by reporters.

“The town needs a police department that they can depend on and trust, and that’s what were working towards,â€

Sounds just like here in Jersey....Eliminating police officers because of lack of funds. Since Christie has taken office, we have respectively called, emailed and faxed him suggesting to get rid of sanctuary policies. We spend 2 billion dollars a year on the squatters, and the 2 billion could really help save us. Of course not one reply...