The city of Fresno and the Fresno Police Officers Association have reached a tentative agreement to have officers giving back a 2% pay increase already scheduled for next year as part of a wage freeze for all city employees. The move -- if ratified by union membership -- would save 44 jobs on the Fresno Police Department.
That's part of a shared sacrifice being implemented in Fresno to help the city get through a severe revenue decline because of the economic downturn. Property taxes are down and taxable sales have declined substantially. Those are two big areas of income for California cities.
Mayor Ashley Swearengin has cut the city budget by $26.8 million in each of the next two years. That figure includes the employee wage freeze.
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