In the draft budget based on a projected loss of sales tax revenue, an obvious reduction has been overlooked in the police department. While almost every department in the borough has taken a hit in the proposed budget, the police payroll has increased from $611,473 to $624,412. That is nearly 14% of the total payroll, up from just over 12% in 2015. The police budget expanded by over a hundred thousand dollars in the last…
