Councilman Sal DiCiccio requested that Phoenix quit talking about hiring more police and put forward a plan to start hiring police officers.
In a letter (see below for copy) sent this
morning to Mayor Stanton, the City Council and city of Phoenix management,
Councilman DiCiccio requested a plan be in place in the next 60 days to hire
more police.
His letter is an attempt to get Phoenix to
start the process of strategic planning and provide a starting point for the
other elected officials
“We have all heard a lot of talk from
politicians regarding the need to hire more police officers. Now is the time to
start acting on that talk by putting a plan in place. Nobody has come forward to
start this action,” said Councilman DiCiccio. “By putting a plan in writing, it
becomes a promise – a commitment – to citizens and to our Police Department. The
idea of raising taxes or increasing fees is not an option since whatever Phoenix
takes in new revenue will not be managed correctly as we have seen with the city
budget, mismanagement with the property tax and the political theatrics from the
meeting last week, where police and their families were subjected to a
disappointing political maneuver. Phoenix must focus on strategic functions and
make a determination of what our City’s mission is and what is or is not in line
with achieving that mission.”
My best to you and your family,
