DC Council unanimously votes against Bowserâs $11 million for more officers, allows $5M
DC Police Department budget battle
The mayor and councilâs battle over the cityâs budget for police took a turn today with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser now saying if weâre not careful, we are going to break the department, talking about the stress on officers and overtime as member numbers dip lower and lower. FOX 5 s Stephanie Ramirez explains.
WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - The D.C. Council unanimously voted on Tuesday to approve what they called a compromise package, providing $5 million for the Metropolitan Police Department to hire more police officers and put $6 million toward other wrap-around service measures and violence interruption. This is instead of authorizing $11 million that Mayor Muriel Bowser had proposed to provide for 170 new officers in addition to the 135 officers she previously asked for.
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