The greater challenge may be the ripple effect the increases cause throughout city government. McDaniel assured all other city employees in a memo Thursday that similar comparisons of their salaries will be made in advance of the budget process. But we need to consider all employees on the same basis as police. Otherwise, City Hall's desire to raise salaries will be pitted against taxpayers' willingness to pay for them. People always want more, but they don't want more cost.
Budgets are always about choices.
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