Orland Hills Police Officers Working 16 Hr. Shifts 6 Days a Week
Orland Hills’ police union attorney says the village is trying to force officers into contract demands, while the village says property tax rebates have debilitated their budget for staff, leading to the numbers and long shifts.
Shortly after Orland Hills laid off three full-time officers and 20 part timers earlier in the year, four remaining officers are working as long as 16 hours per day, six days a week. Village officials say the reduction in force was necessary to keep their budget balanced, after property tax reassessments led to less tax money coming in and subsequent budget shortfalls. The attorney representing the police officers’ union chapter say the diminished staff and lengthy shifts are meant as leverage for ongoing contract negotiations. “They are trying to break the union, and are working these guys to death,” said Jerry Marzullo, attorney for the Orland Hills Police Chapter 603 of the Metropolitan Alliance of Police. “It’s unsafe, and some of …
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jack spencer
6:18 pm on Sunday, December 23, 2012
Its funny no other police chief in OHPD had this problem only Scully. If the budget is short then why does mayor Hastings brag on the cover of the OH news letter about another great balanced budget in a row ! Now i heard that when the budget was handed out , Scully did not like his part and went to the mayor. So they cut the public works budget and rec centers budget each by a certan amount to … more ›