INDY FOP EXPRESSES DEEP DISAPPOINTMENT WITH MAYOR’S VETO OF FUNDING FOR MORE POLICE CARS, TRAINING AND SAFETY NEEDS
04/10/2015
On Friday, 04/10/2015, our FOP membership learned of the Mayor’s veto of Proposal 47 which had been passed by the Indianapolis City County Council with overwhelming bipartisan support with a vote of 24 – 4 on March 30, 2015. The proposal appropriated $4.7 million to provide equipment to police officers and make needed infrastructure improvements at the training facilities of the IMPD. Our membership of police officers and their families are deeply disappointed by the decision of the Mayor to veto critically needed funding for the IMPD. We believe it is the expectation of Indianapolis tax payers to have public safety tax dollars spent on public safety needs. We collectively have concerns about these public safety tax dollars being shifted to unrestricted funds where they can be spent on other projects.
We fully support the effort of the Indianapolis City County Council President to begin the necessary steps to override the Mayor’s veto on this proposal. In the interim, we look forward to a robust public discussion in the coming days about the funding priorities of the Mayor and the management of such dollars.
We encourage our members to monitor our website for ongoing updates on this matter. As always, the FOP will remain vigilant in working to ensure our police officers have the resources they need to continue faithfully protecting the residents and visitors of Indianapolis.
Rick Snyder
President
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