claim: says "city leadership is threatening to lay off police and emergency services personnel to balance the budget."
author: memphis police association
evidence_1: 5 days ago ... trenton pba local 11 president michael schiarretti said department brass was  told ... the administration is considering firefighter brownouts, fire director  derrick ... in 2011, under then-mayor tony mack, the city laid off 105 officers —  one-third of its force — and demoted others to try to balance the budget.
evidence_2: says "city leadership is threatening to lay off police and emergency services  personnel to balance the budget." — politifact tennessee on sunday, june 3rd,  ...
evidence_3: sep 15, 2013 ... taxing higher and higher: city leaders tried repeatedly to reverse sliding revenue  ... detroit's spending on retiree health care soared 46% from 2000 to 2012, ...  income-tax revenue increased and city leaders balanced the budget. .... wages  for thousands of workers and lay off several hundred police officers.
evidence_4: sep 27, 2009 ... michigan has lost more than 4000 police officers and firefighters this ... league  says the cuts would cause more police and fire layoffs, push some communities  into bankruptcy and cut funding for roads, parks, water systems and other  services. ... jennifer granholm try to balance the state budget and avoid a ...
evidence_5: aug 19, 1983 ... he threatened the layoffs to balance the budget if the city council refused his ...  the mayor's foes accused him of seeking to lay off employees hired under ... he  also said fire and police services in his ward would be stretched thin. .... forum ·  athens democracy forum · oil & money · art leaders network.