Hudson Police Dept. loses sergeant in budget process
December 7, 2011 at 6:01 am in Hudson Star-Observer
It was not an easy decision to make but Hudson Police Chief Marty Jensen said cuts to his department’s budget left him few choices. In order to meet budget requirements set by the city of Hudson, Jensen said the department will not continue to have a detective sergeant Continue Reading
How much cheaper would it had been to have a detective that wasn’t a sergeant?
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Now that one detective has more time, since he basically quit his other $20,xxx a year ‘dog catcher’ gig before the contract was up, he’ll be able to cover those extra detective duties that are waiting, without milking the overtime system. How he managed to be a full time dog catcher/compliance officer and a full time detective was always a mystery.
Concerning less ticket revenue, our parking attendant lady has that revenue stream covered! Enjoy the free parking while you can, but DO NOT go one minute over the free two hour time allowance. Merry Christmas.
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Is it really a loss when the Chief himself says in the interview and I quote “the duties of the job could be more “easily absorbed” by the lieutenant whose duties will include supervision of the detectives”.
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