Cincinnati City Council will vote today on a budget that spares the city’s safety forces from layoffs. Council’s budget committee approved the spending plan yesterday, using cuts of other programs, casino revenue, and furlough days to protect police and firefighter jobs. More than 60 non-safety jobs will be slashed. Recent Stories: Cincinnati Murder Rate Increased […]
Fewer police officers and firefighters will be laid off under Cincinnati’s official budget plan. City manager Milton Dohoney’s spending plan cuts the public safety layoffs in half, and finds other ways to cover a $35 million dollar shortfall. Those include using casino funds, and the closure of five swimming pools. Recent Stories: Former Deputy Sentenced […]
Cincinnati city officials say nearly 300 police officers and firefighters could be laid off, now that a judge has blocked the city’s parking lease from taking affect. They’re promising to appeal yesterday’s ruling, which said city council‘s passage of the parking lease, as an emergency ordinance, violated the public’s right to hold a referendum. The […]
If you hit the lottery, what would you do with the money? Well, this story is about compassion and friendship. These men have given us yet another reason to admire firefighters. In last Friday’s record setting Mega Millions they won $10, 000 by hitting 5 of the 6 numbers. They’ve donated part of those winnings to Vince […]
The Village Voice has a good article on the reasons for lack of Black firefighters in New York City and the requirement test necessary to become a firefighter: “There’s no question that there is something very wrong with how the FDNY adds new employees. For nearly 40 years, various courts have issued injunctions to correct […]
According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, if all 275 Cincinnati police officers and firefighters agree to $20 million in salary cuts and other concessions, they could keep their jobs in a deal offered by City council members and avoid layoffs on January 2. Apparently, the budget discussions got heated and city council members invited union leaders and […]
Budget cuts have firefighters nervous and frustrated about how the city uses federal funding to do other things besides pay their salaries.
