Oh that might explain why the City of Hollister laid off civilian employees of the police department on Wednesday
Apparently it was very a fast and unceremonious firing.
Aren’t all employees civilians as well?
I think it’s distinguishing between a sworn officer and another person that works for the police department that did not participate in a swearing in ceremony.
You’d think those sales of Hollister sweatshirts would have kept them rolling in dough.
/jk Those are by Hollister Co., a clothing company.
But yeah, voting for local office holders who will do basic things like balance the city checkbook, and financial audits.
That’s important stuff, see what happens when you don’t?
So do your research and vote!
That’s important stuff, see what happens when you don’t?
You get elected, someone saying they will “balance the books” is a dog whistle to increased taxes, so the responsible adults aren’t elected and you end up with a mess.
Then when it’s an inevitable crisis, most everyone goes around asking “how did this happen”? well… slowly and then all of a sudden, particularly from those voters who aren’t interested in discussing politics.
Local government is different and they do have to balance their budgets, because unlike the federal government, they don’t have the ability to print dollars at a moment’s notice.
