Crime & Safety
9 Santa Cruz Police Officers Could Be Eliminated: Report
All City of Santa Cruz employee unions have agreed to reduce costs except the police department, the Santa Cruz Sentinel reported.
SANTA CRUZ, CA — Six Santa Cruz Police Department sergeants could lose their jobs, the Santa Cruz Sentinel reported.
Four of those sergeants could take a demotion to avoid a layoff, the paper reported. Another three vacant sergeant positions could be eliminated for a total of nine positions.
The layoff notices come as the Santa Cruz Police Officers' Association remains the lone city employee unions that has not renegotiated its contract to cut costs by 10 percent, said City Manager MartÃn Bernal last week, the Sentinel reported. The city has no choice but to issue layoff notices, he said.
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