So, the city of Rochester Hills wants to know how we the taxpayers think they should fund Police and Roads in our city.
Currently, there are three millages that fund just less than half of the police budget, the remaining amount comes from the general fund.
The city is stating that our police services are at risk due to declining tax revenues.
In fact, they have reduced our police force by 3 deputies in the past year and were going to drop a detective position in 2012, but changed their mind after I asked them not to at a public meeting.
To me it is all a matter of priorities and responsibility.
As I predicted this past year, they are going to be asking for an increase in taxes to fund the police services.
I personally feel, that before they ask us, the taxpayer, for any more of our hard earned money, they ought to bring city employee pay and benefits in line with the private sector.
WHY should we be providing 14% PENSION contribution and automatic 6.5% PAY INCREASES to city employees?
Of course they want an increased dedicated police millage - then they have more money to spend on their pay and benefits.
Outrageous!
It is time to let our city know how you feel about this.
You can share your thoughts with the city at the following email
webberm+prtrc@rochesterhills.org
There is a meeting tonight concerning this topic at the city at 6:30pm
http://www.rochesterhills.org/our_government/uploads/FundingPoliceServices.pdf
Could not agree more. This is part of the reason we are in the mess we are in with the OPC. Rubber stamp budgets. Do not have the tough conversations. My hope is that people turn out for that discussion like they did for the OPC.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely agree. This is poor fiscal management and a blatant lack of real leadership by our city government. Accountability doesn't stop at the doors of city hall.
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