Politics & Government
Public Safety Contract Talks in Grosse Pointe Park Begin
With tightening budgets and increasing costs, city is looking for ways to preserve public safety and maintain fiscal responsibility. One resident urged council to avoid cuts that are solely focused on saving money.
Contract negotiations between and its Public Safety Department officially begin tomorrow.
The topic of what the contract will contain--or not contain--has been the matter of closed discussion for the council, and the discussion continued Monday, when the council ended the public portion of its meeting to recess into closed session.
Before the closed session began, Park resident Colin McComb, a regular attendee of council meetings, urged the council to protect public safety and to remember that on a recent survey of residents public safety was listed as the most important city service.
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He asked that the city not be solely focused on cutting public safety costs, especially in light of the fact that city employees have already made several concessions to save tax dollars.
Mayor Palmer Heenan said he agreed and assured the audience that the council and city officials will do whatever it can to avoid layoffs, preserve the level of service at public safety and offer fair benefits and compensation to its officers.
