Blue Mound police chief resigns after council considers slashing the department's budget

The Blue Mound Police Department was looking at losing up to 20% of their budget.

[@1stcommonsense]

Just so you know, the city chair makes 165k annually. The chief makes 85k. What's the problem here? I'm editing this to clarify. They will cut officers' pay but not their own. 85 is fair but 165 for a part-time gig is disgusting.

[@FortessofShred]

85k he needs to cry me a river.

[@chrisE815]

Yes and for proper context how much is the Police budget? What's 20% of the budget look like?

[@sgt7512]

@@FortessofShred go ahead and do it for less then...way less, you clown.

[@charlesnavin4482]

Jesus and his vengeful dad

[@ETREDROOMREVIEWS]

I mean, he is the spokesperson for the police in the town as the chief. He's trying to protect his officers salary. A lot of people can't understand taking a hit for something you care about

[@hunterrock3272]

Politicians never cut their benefits or salaries, only the people who work for them. And the amazing part about this whole thing, politicians are part- time employees with full benefits!

[@greyfort1812]

Politicians are as cheap as it gets. Thick face pigs slashing PD funds yet doubling their personal security.

[@randbarrett8706]

You must be cognitively disabled. Being an elected official does not pay that much and spending on law enforcement is through the roof. This cop throwing a tantrum over his wasteful spending being called out is proof of how out of control things have gotten.

[@randbarrett8706]

@@Adatoodeyou have a very kindergarten level of understanding of the world

[@zarreff]

There was a lady grilled about how many hours she ctually spent in her office working and she refused to give an answer. Because she knew the public would be outraged by the actual hours she spent in her office supposedly working for the people.

[@bidentrump1179]

That's pretty generous even calling them part time

[@user-dg5yn4yh6l]

Defund these Politicians!

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Big Money USD SGD

[@thecomedypilot5894]

@@NazriB Keep crying

[@glenjohnson5036]

Impeach them

[@Donw-bn2ug]

That's why most politicians leave office as millionaires and the people that actually do the work struggle in retirement

[@thecomedypilot5894]

@@Donw-bn2ug Not Trump.

[@davidshowmaker4408]

The mayor didn't give a shit and should have resigned herself!

[@ItsSkeletor]

I like how the Council-woman in red makes sure to tell the Mayor “You did this” on her way out.

[@ItsSkeletor]

@@iridium8341 How are they Karen’s when their criticisms of Adams are relevant? Dude literally called a Holocaust survivor a plantation owner 3 days ago, he’s an absolute moron & if you voted for his antics, jokes on you.

[@farvasstache6532]

@@iridium8341 Are they though? Attend a lot of city council meetings do ya?

[@Perroden]

​@@iridium8341ya how dare they not like what's going on

[@InTheKno]

@@farvasstache6532 Anyone that attends a city council meeting is a Karen. That's not debatable.

[@farvasstache6532]

@@InTheKno What's debatable is your logic. Lol, theyre "all Karens"? Haha, what a fool you are.

[@bryanswanson381]

It is sad when public safety and emergency services take a hit but the "administrative side" never does

[@kevincollins9894]

accountants always look for ways and areas to make cuts that don't affect their own paychecks. #1 rule of accounting.

[@TheRedStateBlue]

Are you serious?

[@remowilliams7569]

@@TheRedStateBlue Yes he is. Administration never takes a hit. When was the last time that Congress took a pay cut? When was the last time that Congress even delayed a pay raise?

[@TheRedStateBlue]

@@remowilliams7569 congress isn't "administration." congress is entirely made up of elected officials. don't like what they do? elect different people. pretty simple fix i woulda thought was obvious... and the bureaucracy has taken as much cuts as it can take. its taken so many cuts that a lot of government services aren't being delivered due to lack of funding. i know for a fact that veterans' services aren't being funded because the republicans continually cut its funding so they can say it doesn't work and have a reason to scrap the whole system in favor of private insurance. the nation made a promise to these men and women who served, and republicans keep shitting on it. so don't sit here and try to tell me lies. i know you're lying. you speak in hyperbole, with no real idea what you're talking about.

[@handsomelarsandhisfabulousjars]

The administrators aren't shooting innocent people dead in the streets for no reason....

[@Fadzi2342]

Kudos to the one councilwoman who fought on behalf of the police force.

[@Lee-ic8ln]

You want your taxes to be raised to pay the police force? If not, then you guys are just babbling.

[@Dosko]

​@@Lee-ic8ln Every single person in this comments section has clearly pointed out that the solution doesn't have to be raising taxes, but slashing the salaries of overpaid/underworked administrators and accountants.

[@Lee-ic8ln]

@@Dosko Which administrators and accountants?

[@John-ke2jm]

Kudos to those that realized the police budgets are bloated and need to be put in check. How many towns have huge MRAPs they maintain out of our tax money that they don't ever need?

[@gallopingghostofthejavacoa5112]

@@John-ke2jmSure, they might not need it a lot. But when they do need it, they REALLY need it. It's like a ladder truck. Fire departments in most cities rarely use them for their ladder capabilities, but when they need the ladder, they REALLY need the ladder. You wouldn't get rid of the ladder truck because you don't use it, so why get rid of the MRAP?

[@johnmagill7714]

One thing very common in each of these. The Mayor's and town councils never offer to cut their own pay. Just the PD FB and other first responders. Never their own.

[@Tap02]

That’s because cutting salaries for the year for politicians….is an extra month at best. If there’s no money, there’s no money. The police are resorting to mafia strong arm tactics.

[@humvee2800]

Why is that their problem. ? How often do police offer half their pay for healthcare workers ?

[@Starset1881]

Wrong. Look up the channel here’s the deal.

[@Povertycab]

@@humvee2800if it was actually about the budget she wouldnt be making 2x what the chief does for a fraction of the work

[@humvee2800]

@@Povertycab turns out police chiefs are pigs with a badge who are easily replaceable lol

[@101mazz]

Just looking at the members of the council you can see what the real problem was.

[@danielcampbell9457]

yup, go fuxkin figure right?

[@nckhed]

Care to elaborate?

[@rymic72]

Women aren’t great at budgeting

[@paulkuntz1030]

YUP......YOU CAN TELL BY THEIR FACES THEY DONT REALLY GIVE A SHIT ABOUT THE POLICE

[@paulkuntz1030]

@@nckhed DONT BE STUPID YOUR WHOLE LIFE

[@andrewhughes1920]

If the mayor is saying that “you cannot pay more with the same coming in,” why are they getting a cut and not flatlined? These politicians really do think they’re way better than us.

[@randbarrett8706]

No, you’re the person with the inferiority complex Cops are just drama queens who demand to be treated like heroes when they do nothing useful whatsoever. Let this guy quit, one less cop to waste money on

[@Kling195]

Women shouldn’t be in politics 😂😂

[@johnmalkowski9485]

Bro re-read your sentence slowly 💀

[@dopefish93]

This small thing called inflation and CPI.

[@DeezUp4Da3zz]

@@Kling195 but she’s correct…. How the fuck they supposed to get a raise if no extra funds are coming in

[@manricobianchini5276]

Yes! Defund the Government there! The chief stood his ground. Good character!

[@KT-fi7tm]

Why dont we cut the budgets for the schoolboard members, politicians ?! 🤔🤔

[@botihi7971]

It never ceases to amaze me how these city counsels can never find anything else to slash besides your emergency services...

[@jortal7441]

All the money they have and they still do a Sh!ty job with all the law suit they have to cover because idiots don't know the basic law. And there qualified immunity that allows them to keep doing a sh!ty job. Being a cop is the only Job in America where when you mess up and your employer looses money not only do you get a promotion and a raise but get to keep your job. Name me another Job that allows for this....Ill wait.

[@Kjklump]

​@@jortal7441 imagine copy , pasting all over this video. Do you have any links to lawsuits filed against the Blue Mound police department? Anything at all?

[@gilbertrodriguez690]

​@@Kjklump haha..you think you are calling out this Jordan dude, but all you are doing is showing your biases. There is far more evidence of cops violating their oaths on camera than there are of cops doing the right thing. You won't win an argument if your stance is that cops are good and don't break the law.

[@Kjklump]

@@gilbertrodriguez690 really? Because I was asking about this specific department. There's plenty of departments that are absolutely corrupt and there are some that are great for their community. Maybe you are showing your bias, unless you can show me some some reports. I judge things on an individual basis instead of generalization of all. It shows ignorance and laziness to generalize groups.

[@dereknewton4786]

Just say they cut other funding like road maintenance, then when there's no money for road maintenance to fix potholes or re blacktop streets, you're gonna complain on that! If ya wanna complain. Then complain on how they pump every "extra" funding into teachers when these schools never improve, grades never increase, and you taxes keep rising for the schools.but if they cut that, you're still going to complain if you have kids! What do you want them to do, raise your taxes? If they did,you're going to complain!!!!

[@saintversa356]

damn i just noticed Linda Phillips literally jumped out of her seat and said "you did this..." to the other council members. this is absolutely devastating for their community.

[@thereisnosuchthingasanativ904]

Linda Phillips about to be out a job when the cancel culture hits her next for speaking out

[@longshot7601]

Kudos to her and the Chief. Sticking to your values can be hard when your salary is on the line. Even though I'd like to say that I would do the same I've never been in that position before and can't say if I would or not when the time comes. Amazing people.

[@Lee-ic8ln]

Bro, they have no money for the raises. Like do you guys think money grows on trees? If they want to provide them the resources they need to adequately pay them, then they will need to raise taxes. Are you okay with your taxes to be raised then?

[@thebullgator]

Every police department of America is completely over funded, all you have to do is look around. Every time there’s any sort of incident there’s 50 cop cars there with a bunch of guys just standing around.

[@Connor-ONeill]

Money literally grows on trees.

[@BW022]

People need to realize how hard it is to get seasoned police, fire, paramedic, and other people in such small towns. Most people want to live in larger areas, have services, etc. Younger people often want to have families -- so they need to convince their wife to stay there and their kids to do the small-town life. So, when you get someone willing to stay... don't mess it up. When you have a police or other department with 5 to 10 people, losing one or two is devastating -- when you factor in shifts, holidays, injuries, sick days, etc. and still need two or three on duty at any time.

[@thewanderingheathen]

I once met a county representative at a local function/festival. She was shaking hands, doing the whole thing. She approached me with a smile. Side note: I don’t do politics. She starts her spiel with me and I stop her. I say “if I came to a meeting, and asked for an accounting of my tax dollars, what could I expect?” She looked lost. I said “the taxes we pay to the county, and city. Where do they go? What do they get spent on?” She started to say it gets split up between various utilities and services. I stopped her and said “what if I, a taxpayer in your district, want a receipt for the money I’ve spent on the taxes in this county? I want to see where the government has decided to allocate my money, that I worked to earn. How much is spent on schools? Road maintenance? Police departments? Put in the pockets of the people we elected to spend that money on making our county better each day, and safer each day.” She was speechless. This is what should be happening. The taxpayer demanding an account of the taxes we pay. We have to account for what we spend when the IRS decides to audit us. It’s time to audit those WE put in place by electing them.

[@scallen3841]

I agree

[@DirtBagTelevision]

We do that in our country with property taxes

[@Ogrematic]

Would be nice. Never happen. The greediest people on earth are politicians. And they are the system.

[@lizard944]

I have a better story. I was at a benefit dance for Special Olympics and there was a Democrat County Council woman campaigning for re-election there. I told her this was not the venue to be campaigning and upstaging Special Olympics and how disgusting she was. She just said, "Thanks for coming," and continued to walk around handing out nail file emery boards with her name on it. Democrats have no shame in their game.

[@leeoscar83]

Completely agree!

[@jimmywesberry]

I had this exact conversation with my sheriff about 2 minutes ago! My county has 2 paid deputies and 4 reserves. Around 5,500 people and 775 square miles. 2 of the 7 towns in my county have local police departments. We purchased 2 used cruisers last year, but will be forced to let them go back because the County commissioners cannot seem to find the funding for them, as well as fuel! That’s right! Zero dollars are allocated for fuel! These same commissioners continue to lease new road graders, loaders, semi trucks and have more than enough workers to go around! It cost money to “Protect & Serve” but I promise it’s going to cost us a Hell of a lot more because they don’t have enough gas to catch a call! It’s pretty sad that county commissioners get to decide the budget for the sheriff department! Especially since most of them aren’t even smart enough to maintain a gravel road!

[@15thobserver]

Awe, you can't get rich extorting people on the road now? What a fucking crying shame... What county did you say you worked for? I know a guy who needs an unwatched road way so he can make his deliveries on time.

[@McKavian]

I bet they'd find the money if their houses got robbed. Not that I am implying anything, of course.

[@tripleh327]

so you have an area where the density of population is similar to a desert 775 square miles are nearly 2000 square kilometers you say that your county has 5500 residents and 7 towns. more villages than towns if am honest but is not the point the point is that 2000 square kilometers are an area of more than 100 km of radious and you say that only 5500 people live in that area yet you have 2 towns with police departments of their own why?? how many police related incident do you have to need that kind of ratio of policemen? it is insane

[@davidcruz8247]

Y'all voted them into office

[@jimmywesberry]

@@McKavian Yes! The county commissioners have too much power! They shouldn’t be involved in the budgeting process of the sheriff’s department!

[@SlideIX]

It’s a shame that this had to happen and I respect the chiefs decision but damn did he go out with style! The man literally did a real life “hand in the badge” to the *mayor* while being recorded. That’s a stone cold power move, respect.

[@ededdandeddytv5164]

He literally did that? Dang I watched him do it with my own eyes and still thought he only figuratively did it.

[@580noname]

Im not worried about a cop whos worried about money , thats not what yall signed up for, go cry about it

[@SlideIX]

@@580noname cops need to worry about money just like everyone else does. Their budget covers everything from vehicle purchasing, modifying and maintenance. Building costs like electricity, heat, water and possibly even rent. Office cost for computers, desks, chairs, internet, networks and office supplies like paper and pens. Finally personnel cost with your basic wage for your basic officer but then you have people who are better trained or specially trained like forensic and that isn’t even touching support staff or higher ranks all of which must deal with inflation and the increasing cost of living. A static budget is bad enough over the years because things will inevitably cost more so they will start to make do instead of having everything they need to do their job well but cutting a budget is basically a slow death sentence which has a proven correlation of not only making them ineffective but also more likely to making bad arrests. A chief who cares if his department has enough money to do their jobs and pay officers wages is important to any good police department

[@Belovedfire]

@@580nonameof course they have a family to feed. You go cry about it

[@580noname]

@@Belovedfire your average Marine makes 3 times less than that, you don't here them complain about it, a cop don't need 100,000 a year wgen other service men fighting overseas is only making 20, or 30 a year

[@user-ne5kp3hh9b]

🎼 you got to stand for something Or you’ll fall anything 🎼

[@1JamesZ]

The one council member that showed any emotion should be the major. She took it personally when the chief resigned and you need people like that fighting for you

[@soulsreaper7145]

did u even watch the video, or did u let the fake show of emotions let ur brain forget everything factual that was said. theres no monney for raises. why do they need the dispatchers to be inthe city if they can outsource it for 20 percent less pay?? obivously if the ppl there realy cared they woulda said raise our taxes, but no they didnt did they? u problay would say take it from the council ppl, well i didnt see the laddy with the crocodile tears use her time of the tv for that.. nope she used it to make herself look like the only person who cares.

[@Dave-ty2qp]

Why should she be the mayor. She obviously hasn't the ability to make the hard decisions required of a leader. Just caving in isn't leadership, thats just girly thinking.

[@jomess7879]

​@@Dave-ty2qp because she's fighting for the police department who fight for the people

[@Dave-ty2qp]

@@jomess7879 It appears by the last mayoral vote that the citizens of that community disagree with her assessment of the situation.

[@Jonathan-du8fs]

@@jomess7879 lmao you don’t know them

[@megastack95]

Fair play to the one Councillor who also walked out and made it clear who was to blame. Hats off to you ma'am.

[@mofo7689]

why was the Chief's budget cut while the Mayor's remained the same?

[@KawaRider88]

City councils most of the time give themselves raises, yet screw public safety. Happening everywhere!

[@cypeman8037]

All politicians do, I’ve never known them vote against a raise in salary, expenses or staff cuts.

[@randbarrett8706]

@@cypeman8037then you’re intellectually disabled Congress, for example, has fewer staff making less money than they did forty years ago, precisely because people like you mistake their complete lack of awareness for understanding.

[@billywalsh6312]

Cops make us safe? Since when?

[@F1rstNameLastName]

@@billywalsh6312 *laughs in non-American*

[@AllisChalmersMN]

Yep typical politician.

[@TheDweezy87]

Everybody right there need a pay cut, including the mayor

[@butters8752]

The mayor just keeps on lying

[@darknessdescends8908]

Take the 20% from the council, problem solved

[@calvertracing7732]

It’s just as hard on us firefighters at times as well especially in small rural communities where call activity/frequency of emergency calls are relatively low people begin to think they don’t need us and stop supporting the department and it’s members as much until they need us

[@workingcountry1776]

My home burned down in April. I'm thankful our VFD and 7 others were trained and mostly funded. Shame the city admin can't get cut to minimum wage. Looks like the chief made as much as a union elementary teacher or a young NY State Trooper traffic cop. Where as the admin makes as much as a college professor.

[@Kushien]

Firefighters are one thing, but you only need but so much police presence in a small, rural town, especially in Texas where pretty much everyone carries.

[@erval9]

Firefighters are like insurances, no one needs them until you do but when you have them available it feels good and blessed you have them except you don’t pay hundreds to thousands of dollars a year for firefighters

[@shaystern2453]

another crybaby😰

[@Teeveepicksures]

Jakes are heroes. Cops? Eh...

[@thebassassin5507]

If your police chief resigns….something is seriously wrong.

[@AeonStaite]

Not really. Could be a sign the chief is just a greedy pos. Happens more often than people realize.

[@michaelkolbe5963]

Ya a Police Chief trying to control what and where tax dollars are spent . Being a big baby cause he can't get his own way so quits his job.

[@splintmeow4723]

@@michaelkolbe5963because they have one of the riskiest and mentally degrading jobs, where they are not getting the support that they need. Why risk their lives day in and day out to be treated so horribly?

[@themanhimself3]

@@splintmeow4723 Police aren't even in the top 20 most dangerous jobs. The kid who delivers your pizza has a significantly more dangerous job. Stop spouting bullshit.

[@zorrakas320]

What’s that? I’ll wait for your detailed response😂.

[@sigsauer7929]

They need the police chief a lot more than they need the petty bureaucrats, budget problem is solved.

[@Skidderoperator]

DEFUND THE MAYOR

[@Donmud]

We need to come together as a country to audit our “government and elected officials “ this is getting out of hand

[@JesusIsKing301]

Yeah it’s been way past time for that now. Should of been done 2 years ago

[@TJ-eg3zn]

Coming together will come at a price because there is a bill that the govt has made that requires blood for payment.

[@415stunnaz]

I couldn't agree with you more looks like the people we the people need to be our own government our own officers and judges and jures

[@cmendoza1094]

You mean the ones shooting unarmed citizens?

[@tystin_gaming]

Yeah we did that a couple hundred years ago....

[@richarddaigle8777]

Get rid of your political officials. They are useless and a waste of taxpayer money.

[@johnnoe9682]

"We got the same amount coming in. No raises." So...why a 20% cut? Lol

[@robofreak425]

If they got the same amount coming in while everything else in the world is steadily getting more expensive, they will not be able to afford as much stuff as they used to with their budget.

[@Doksamauru]

@@robofreak425 Not how it works. Municipalities benefit from inflation not the other way around.

[@Sick_Puppy590]

Because police departments are widely over funded. They buy unnecessary items such as light armored vehicles and military weapons, when there is no basis or requirement for it. Senior police officers will rake in the overtime, payed for by the tax payers, for construction detail jobs, while the job could be down for much much less by a outsourced company.

[@SteveSabbai]

How much does the council make? Look at every one of their salaries and do the cutting there.

[@Joshpower57]

"There is no money" Then cut your budget, youre not essential

[@johncatto5019]

All credit to the chief, he has to stand up for what he believes and for the sake of his officers and residents.

[@gmd5911]

Lol if there is no money then there is no money. Lol what he stand for? Bigger pay check lol

[@monster21blog36]

Those police officers have family and protect and serve there community

[@diegolove173]

@@monster21blog36 Protect and serve the community hahahahahahah

[@markthompson9914]

@@diegolove173 Yeah that tickled me too 🤣🤣😂👍✌️🇬🇧

[@rickdeckard8339]

@@kevinl3875like the liberal logic to destroy your own communities and then blame it on everyone else? CoughChicagoCough

[@onepersoncanequalmanyvoice3184]

What I find amazing is the mayor, or the others didn’t even blink, and I showing any kind of emotion when the police chief resigned. Except for the one brave woman that stood up and look like she was walking out.

[@chillwill5080]

90% women on that council, probably already have a woman lined up to take his place.

[@bcarter9252]

good riddence

[@HammerbiteStudios]

She also pointed at the Mayor and said "you did this". THIS type of person is who you want on City Council. Shes so incredibly brave.

[@HaltomCityRecords]

I literally caught this guy, in uniform out side of his clearly marked patrol unit with his pants down recieving fellatio by an unknown woman who wasnt the wife of this three kids by the Amazon warehouse one night while i was working security. Its probably good the dirty piece of shit isnt working for blue mound anymore. Youre a disgustimg individual Rusty.

[@sleepwalkusa135]

the crying old lady with the giant soda lol

[@danieljones8173]

Let the citizens defend them selves there will b NO CRIME

[@bobmason5146]

recall the city council

[@toddmathis7484]

Mayor Copeland: " After giving myself and my cronies raises, there's no money to fund the police department."

[@clementthurn1992]

Exactly !!

[@jeffersondavis2530]

That about sums it up . Right there !!!

[@jortal7441]

All the money they have and they still do a Sh!ty job with all the law suit they have to cover because idiots don't know the basic law. And there qualified immunity that allows them to keep doing a sh!ty job. Being a cop is the only Job in America where when you mess up and your employer looses money not only do you get a promotion and a raise but get to keep your job. Name me another Job that allows for this....Ill wait.

[@acebrandon3522]

Now why do I really do believe the above statement from Todd Mathis??? Cause I believe the Crooked mayor and Council did place extra monies in their pockets instead of the Police Department.

[@xdabus]

@@jortal7441 potus

[@mauricioruiz8420]

The whole department should resign

[@darealbukchoyboi]

Whole department go on strike for one day and they'll be begging to get them back

[@Vito_993]

Fk the department they don’t do nothing all that money waste and crime still happening fk them

[@BC-ny3zb]

They give up those guns and badges and they'd probably have to find new places to live lololol

[@kyheel6108]

We really need to cut politicians salaries and use it else where

[@highping1786]

I would be the mayor has pet projects that get plenty of funding.

[@la_old_salt2241]

We really need to cut politicians. There, fixed it.

[@richardhutchinson651]

I will bet that the Blue Mound city counsel didn't discuss cutting their own budget and flat lining their wages. Politicians are complete garbage. Cut city DOT budget, they have 15 employees standing around a hole supervising while one newbie worker is in the hole shoveling. Cut the bloated # office workers in the city government, but who would fetch the coffee and treat the citizens like crap if they did that. City government is ridiculous.

[@donbabcock2062]

Those are mafia show but no work jobs, watch The Sopranos.

[@joeslovo7384]

Nah. Decrease the gold bricks in the police department. Stop crying need more people and better manage the time and methods used. And quit crying "officer safety".

[@richardhutchinson651]

@@joeslovo7384 I 100 percent agree with you, get rid of the Police, DAs, attorneys and courts we will revert back to the old days of each person is responsible for their own safety. You come at me and I send you into the great beyond, tough shit for you. I LOVE THAT IDEA, ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE BABY. If you aren't one of the strong, or your wife or your kids, who really fuc-ing cares cause you where to weak a p-ssy to defend them, it is what it is EVERY MAN WOMAN AND CHILD FOR THEMSELVES. LETS DO THIS I AM DOWN!!!!!!!!!

[@jimwilson9371]

There ya go and all over the country.

[@barrywallace4415]

​@@joeslovo7384 your azz would be the first one whining if you needed help! Hope you do one day and they send you a social worker or crackhead!

[@robertpetricko4846]

Cut Your Pay!!!! Council You make too Much Money

[@Fire.3784]

All the officers under him, should of showed up and followed his actions.

[@peterjohnston1224]

Yeah, so I wonder how their crime situation is faring.

[@mauriceclemens3286]

Citizens can’t afford bigger taxes to pay for pay increases. This is happening all across the country. Not the quitting of the police chief but the financial conflict that government salaries and benefit increases cause to tax payers. There is only so much people can squeeze out of their incomes for taxes and still save for the future.

[@johnwick-ii6il]

The police are not asking for more funding. They just dont want less funding.

[@spencers4121]

@@johnwick-ii6il Maybe they should tighten their belts like everyone else then, police budget's are often the largest expense a city has.

[@shade38211]

Was amazed at my local police budget. Was well over a million from a small town. Healthcare and pensions account for huge amount.

[@johnwick-ii6il]

@@spencers4121 Often the largest expense a city has ? Rightly so, and also does not mean it is a bad thing. The results are very clear what happens to cities who diminish their police force.

[@judil3294]

@@shade38211 Have you looked at the actual cost of providing health insurance? I paid the bills in my last job before retiring. One man with wife and no children, almost $2,000 per mo. It's crazy.

[@sheilaabraham4350]

Look at the arrogant look on that Councilwoman‘s face. I see that a lot in the school board meetings and council meetings that are on video. We should all be going to these meetings to see the attitudes toward the public before we vote.

[@aceboogisback9946]

Texas, a GOP-controlled red state, has no state taxes and therefore must undergo budget cuts when there’s no additional revenue coming in. This is a consequence of living in a Republican state. I thought you guys liked deregulation and low taxes? You can’t blame liberals for this.

[@peenhead9938]

@@aceboogisback9946 There is always enough money. It's just about the distribution of funds. The police chief wouldn't have been upset if everything was being defunded. But the Mayor decided to defund the police department. You are very naive.

[@awsome650]

​@@peenhead9938 don't be hard on him he's a negro after all and they aren't known for being critical thinkers

[@cll1639]

I've locked horns with a local (private school) board and attended a few city council meetings - and I can tell you firsthand, there is nothing - NOTHING - more frustrating. No bigger group of self-appointed know-it-alls exists on earth than one of these boards. Blame for the lack of growth and progress where I live can be 100 percent placed at the feet of these people. Blue Mound is a 90 minute drive from here; I travel through it often and it's the same reason that city is deader than a 90 year old's sex life.

[@JPF941]

everyone should be a one term and done, every elected office.

[@use-ThatIsWhatIamTalkingAbout]

No wonder. Look at the "leadership".

[@troywilkinson160]

Good. Now cut other services and budget. It’s always bloated.

[@toddmathis7484]

Mayor Copeland: "I have cut the police department's budget by 20% because I need to preserve my $165k annual salary for my part-time job."

[@justinlooymans4693]

If this is true, this is the problem. 165k is high for full time mayors. 2500 residents, part time job, this mayor should be under 50k a year.

[@ShawnFX]

​@@justinlooymans4693 but then those dumb feminists will complain about the nonexistent gEnDeR pAy GaP

[@andyk2688]

@@justinlooymans4693 2500 Residents....her salary should be gift cards and peach cobblers! Thats an average size high school where the principal makes less than that dealing with kids. If you cant fucking keep 2500 people in check and your town hall is a mobile home, you need to use that 165k for a bigger fucking mobile home.

[@PeacefulJoint]

@@justinlooymans4693 35k tops and thats being generous.

[@User_32]

Mayors in major cities don't even make that much you numb nuts. $165k is more than the governor of Texas made last year and you expect a town of 2,000 people to have the money to pay that??? She makes maybe $30,000 and that's a big maybe

[@JackMcCoy331]

Politicians should slash there salaries

[@cobra1995xx]

WE should slash their salary

[@toolbag8449]

And their necks

[@austinferrell4921]

​@@toolbag8449 hell yeah for ruining our lives and making us a bunch of mindless slaves they can pay for their sins in blood as a payment for their demise it would make a great example to take out corruption from its roots permanently

[@danielgalvan9867]

Guaranteed she got her raise! This is the most pathetic government I've ever seen!!!

[@justchris846]

either corruption, or sheer selfishness

[@remorselesscuckslayer2318]

Defund crooked politicians

[@archcrump7256]

Defunding the Police does not work. Defund the Mayor !

[@sigo864]

Let the old lady figure out the policing of the town 🙏🏽👍🏽

[@my2cents945]

The Mayor and council need to make public where their limited funds are going. Governments are empowered to collect taxes to sustain infrastructure and schools, and keep their towns, states, cities, nations functioning. Not to fund give-aways and pie in the sky social programs to support those too lazy or stupid to contribute to their own existence.

[@kwcbomb6969]

Most small towns spend the majority of their overall budget on the police force...

[@raymondrichard547]

@@kwcbomb6969 I live in a small town and have the same problem, But you should see our new city hall with new everything under the sun . The PD has 5 new 10 year old used state police cars and the chief has to fix them himself.

[@kwcbomb6969]

@@raymondrichard547 That's weird cause. There's pictures of dodge chargers in front of their police station online with blue mound police department on the side... not to mention that spiffy looking SUV... and the reveiws are way low for the police department itself online...

[@bradcrosier1332]

@@kwcbomb6969 - …and usually too much at that!

[@garyjackson3531]

@kwcbomb4967 All police departments have "spiffy looking SUVs," you muppet! Other than the Charger (which the French who own Chrysler have killed off) the only option police have now is a "spiffy SUV!" The Ford Explorer replaced the Crown Victoria. So it's either an Explorer, a Tahoe, or a Durango. (Which is also going away) Wait until the raving psychotic Democrats get there way and gasoline powered vehicles are banned. Electric cars, built using materials harvested using slave labor in Africa, child slave labor, will cost 2 to 3 times as much as the current "spiffy SUV!"

[@frankinator7571]

shame on that council and mayor.

[@dianehansma1725]

Sickening!!! OUR Heroes….ALL of them…EMT’s, Firefighters and Cops….don’t mess with them!! Stop the BS….they are worth more than anyone!! Shame on you who make these pathetic decisions!! I’m from Canada and this just irks me!

[@Semper_Iratus]

Despicable actions by the mayor.

[@ericzeigler8669]

The mayor probably spent the difference on beauty products ... she got ripped off.

[@Danny.Meatball]

I live in a small town, ~1k residents, and our mayor and council have declined to take a pay check from our small tax dollars. They always invite the towns people to town hall meetings where we all sit on the same level, no one sits above anyone else. Our police chief is always there (as his office is right down the hall) and most recently he was awarded #1 police chief in the county. Our PD is small, only 5 officers. And you can call them any time. The small town life is fantastic.

[@orfknot738]

What town & state do you live in?

[@zarreff]

"Sandford has won village of the year, well I don't know how many times. You'll love it there Sargent Angel"

[@robertcorleone9077]

Less people less problems.

[@mississippisnowplow]

Sounds like a wonderful place to live.

[@beverlyarcher3744]

You know what's sad? Ppl always forget those who live out in the country thing is take away their guns they won't have anything to protect them till cops show up

[@heavystarch100]

Defund them all! All that for a one horse town!!

[@jamesiannucci1296]

Why doesn’t the mayor take a pay cut to help out the PD and the city? 🤔

[@Moeyadigg]

Look up the public safety budget there is no financial issue

[@tennesseefiddlefoot6260]

Hope he and his family do OK.

[@VB-zx1yk]

He's going to have no problem finding a job as a chief or another position close to it.

[@williamc2930]

I had to walk away from a previous job, retail, after 10 years because of the stupid corporate culture that was out of touch. Reduced hours, more work, more job responsibility covering 3-5 workers. It was devastating leaving my close co-workers behind. They all eventually left afterwards. Hard, but there was not a way out to stay with empowerment. Now, less stress!

[@VinnyUnion]

independence syndrome isn't really stress free

[@relevation0]

Retail is the worst

[@NeoShinobi]

I had a similar situation but it was with co workers that who were my age.

[@godspirate6250]

Same here. Couldn't work there anymore after 2020.

[@workingcountry1776]

Once commission was taken from retail jobs it was obvious coprrate greed was at play. Once the squeeze of online shopping hit then the Great Recession and retail jobs at large became as you said. No more skilled commission sales ppl and no way to make a good living in retail any more means less of a costumer experience.

[@MrIvangallant]

Everyone needs to keep a close eye on the mayors payroll for her and her people you never know what you might find

[@mikefranklin1253]

Now the citizens can learn to DEFEND themselves.

[@billkaldem5099]

That they should have already known how to do.

[@romanfields7900]

Shouldn't be a problem.

[@michaels.starnes194]

In my area the Sheriffs department is so useless on every thing that they might as well be de-funded.

[@TheTeatimecrumpet]

Dude. It's texas.

[@howardmathews8317]

That will require Jury Nullification of the "Woke Agenda".

[@steveashworth6707]

Well close the department down and let the Sheriff's patrol it along with hiring the dept!.

[@zezmerelda240]

@@HomeSkillit yes, but it's way cheaper than financing a whole police dept.

[@zezmerelda240]

@@HomeSkillit in my town we had a similar issue. the sheriff's dept did hire our police when they closed the police dept. you are right! oh, by the way, the town said they couldn't afford to raise pay. in both circumstances!

[@zezmerelda240]

@@HomeSkillit thank you!

[@romanfields7900]

Yep

[@pwartv3528]

did the mayor take a pay cut? prolly a pay raise

[@jamesstephenson8539]

Good for him. They should cut pay for all on that council and give it to the police dept.

[@sebastianfrank4295]

The Mayor literally did not gife a flying F

[@bcarter9252]

why would she, the chief is a coward for leaving

[@the_primetime2187]

@@bcarter9252not really if your job cut your fundings you wouldn’t stay either, if you did you are just a sheep

[@DrCrabfingers]

Anyone who resigns their job as a consequence of their conscience needs to be applauded...you can see what it meant to that Chief...that was a big moment...but he is a person governed by his conscience. We have the same problem here in the UK with parliamentarians urging people to take pay cuts to help the economy, and then trying to sneak in a big fat pay rise to parliamentarians just a few months later.

[@clambroth1923]

You think he didn't already have a higher paying job lined up waiting for him? Think again.

[@Batmanindustries48]

@@clambroth1923 you are extremely,, extremlyyyyy dull

[@afriendlycadian9857]

@@clambroth1923 whats wrong with that doesnt mean that he didnt care just that have a cut of funding of over 40% from 2019 i would quit also because its obviious the "mayor"doesnt give a fuck

[@clambroth1923]

@@afriendlycadian9857 Cut the profanity, it makes your already questionable reasoning seem clearly knee jerk without ANY FACTS or investigation. Before spouting off any further why don't you delve into the situation and do a public records search for the Blue Mound municipality and find out what the salaries are and what an enormous portion of the town's entire budget goes to the police. Seriously, put up or shut up. 2022 -The police chief alone had a salary of triple - that's TRIPLE - the entire sum of the salaries of the mayor and 5 council member combined. There were several officers with significantly higher salaries than the Chief and a slew of other high police salaries. Council members were being paid 500.00 per year while the Mayor - the person who runs the Municipality made a paltry $21,000.00 +. Income for the city was stagnant and had not increased; expenses increased with; population growth was stagnant. Council was attempting to deal with the hand it was dealt by current economic downturn and rampant inflation. Chief grandstands and makes his "heartbreaking" public resignation while nobodies and nincompoops like you take the bait - hook, line and sinker. Check the facts - its all there in writing. Do your own Google search.

[@EcstasyOfficer]

@@clambroth1923 Good, because that mayor doesn't deserve him.

[@DRACOFURY]

Small Town Problems... There's Just Not Enough Money 💰

[@rickybenoit1593]

Stand for what you believe is right.

[@jamietfranklin]

Looked like a temper tantrum to me.

[@djb3271]

chief is a real rock star

[@crinklecut3790]

He quit lol. He didn’t stand up for anything.

[@garyjackson3531]

@crinklecut3790 He resigned in protest and the city council responded by rejecting the budget slashing police funding AND the mayor says she's talking to him about returning as Chief. Sounds like a win to me!

[@garyjackson3531]

@@jamietfranklin Only to you.

[@engineer_07-present14]

The council needs to be careful of what they wish for.

[@jeffreygoss8109]

Don’t let door hit you on the way out

[@PicoNeo3]

no wayyyyyy its Nicole baker, she was at my local station WJZ for a while! oh also this is plain stupid, what's the mayor getting paid?????

[@kmanbay6580]

Ms. Mayor, how was your pay affected? What about the rest of the council?

[@benvasilinda9729]

They won’t slash their own high payroll but will defund the ones who make way less than they do. The police should all just walk away and that city council will have to deal with all the crime.

[@bonesrhodes3762]

WHICH IS LARGER ? : (1) a VW Bug or a Greyhound bus ? (2) Alaska or Rhode Island ? (3) 75,000 / 62,000 / 22,000 ?

[@davidgribble263]

And the police are more important than these politicians !!!!!

[@henryroberts9287]

You know the police are needed when you can hear people in the audience oh noing when he turns in his badge

[@Burley_Bert]

That Mayor is sitting there saying she doesn’t know how to do her job

[@wurlabyscott]

Bet the city council gave themselves raises.

[@firebirdude2]

Small town council members don't get paid squat, my man. Almost all have other regular jobs.

[@wurlabyscott]

@@firebirdude2 a friend ran for small town council and lost. He was told to get that seat it would cost him $40,000, they are making money somewhere.

[@abracadabra6203]

@@firebirdude2 goverment bot. dont listen to him he lies

[@dustinbennie1813]

"Anything can change... " sounds like a new mayor is the solution.

[@dennisdawson9896]

Has this mayor given herself and her cronies a raise? Did she slash her own budget?

[@daveyboy2497]

That’s not a mayor that’s the other end of horse

[@k-mart4549]

Mayor Darlene, says it all.

[@hunterrock3272]

In 2012, our new City Manager laid off 17 police officers at the direction of city counsel. We are considered a large police dept but at the low end in numbers. Here we are now 11 years later and we have never recovered, still down more than those 17. Pay and benefits were cut then. We're just a revolving door to train, people leave for better pay and benefits.

[@thereisnosuchthingasanativ904]

All by design to allow lawlessness and protect a certain demographic for votes

[@TL2354]

Council

[@Steven-kp4wk]

Vote those people out office! That's it bye bye.

[@Andy0466]

When you call 911, and they say "im sorry no cops are available", that will be on you.

[@jasonmacneil2256]

This was 6 MONTHS AGO!! I would sure like to know what happened??

[@classicalextremism]

@Kevin L If it was anything good the left wing nuts would be going wild hailing it.

[@jebstuart1323]

@Kevin L You won the low effort post of the day. Instead of looking it up for the person you resort to a lame ass post.

[@zeblackboi]

​@Kevin L Sit down. You're mentally ill and can't tell the difference between a man and a woman.

[@ontargetagain7113]

I am willing to bet the mayor and city council did not take any kind of pay or benefit cuts~~~!! Shalom

[@johnqpublic8070]

Take away money from the city government officials.

[@robertlowe6696]

I remember Edgar Hoover would dive deep into the lives of politicians who did dumb stuff like this. Why is the mayor so into hurting Law Enforcement. I can almost bet this mayor has something criminal going on. I can almost bet my entire back balance there is some illegal going on with several of these politicians.

[@davemclaughlin2305]

First of all, the man's name is J. Edgar Hoover, and you're defending him? Yikes.

[@haroldglynn9260]

Try reading the budget. Per the 2022-2023 Budget: Revenue - $3.885M, Expenses $4.094M. City Council expense $27,403, down 4.52% from the previous year Police Dept expense $985,459, down 2.97% from the previous year. Not 20% as the video alleges. The PD has 12 full time employees and a payroll of $582,312. The PD expense is nearly 3 times that of the next biggest expense, which is the Admin dept with an expense of $390,671. Keep in mind, Blue Mound is a very small town of approximately 2500 people, covering 324 acres. Not assigning blame, but it seems clear that City Council is not the reason the town is operating in the red. Like most state and federal governments, they have either a spending problem or a revenue problem. Tax cuts have a down side.

[@eboskie1]

I mean the city has x to spend. If the total to spend is more than x then things need to be cut. I think this issue got caught up in the defund the police stuff but this seems legit. 5 bucks says every cop in the city is making 80k+.

[@haroldglynn9260]

@@HomeSkillit per the 2022-2023 budget, that is false. You have any actual proof?

[@isitrachelorj3953]

Harold, you make to much sense, the knuckleheads ignorantly calling for the mayor to be fired don't want common-sense and facts.

[@isitrachelorj3953]

@@HomeSkillit what? Who said anything about good cop/bad cop? You must be one of those Texas fools - who don't know how to read.

[@haroldglynn9260]

@@HomeSkillit I have no dogs in this fight other than I lived in Blue Mound from 1991-1992 when I was in the USAF, and the video caught my eye. I looked at the publicly available budget to measure what the numbers said and replied according to the contents of said budget. You allege that the city council voted itself a raise 2 years in a row. I asked if you had any proof, and your various replies range from calling me a clown, to saying I lived with my mom (she is deceased) to "I thought so" to a question you didn't answer. Do you live or have lived in Blue Mound and do you have any credible evidence to support your claim? Very simple question.

[@ginoasci2876]

Is the mayor and other committee members taking a cut in pay to help the budget????????????????

[@liemh9290]

Yep. Look at the councils and mayor.

[@jwissinboot4898]

Yup and the sad part is I bet everyone on that council got raises and better petitions

[@BIGPAPADILF]

I grew up in Blue Mound. How on earth they can say they don't have the money is ridiculous. Saginaw as a whole is getting huge. 3a highschool in 2008 to a 5a four years later in 2012. Businesses popping up everywhere. Homes all over. They don't need less money to patrol a growing population, they need more! Especially with how little regard kids these days have for our men and women in uniform.

[@TheLegitAlpha]

You can divert the funds to programs such as schools, infrastructure, public facilities, and healthcare. Anything that isn’t giving cops a new tank to mess around with.

[@NotYourAverageCritic]

You went from talking about Blue Mound to talking about Saginaw. I think you missed your point. How can Blue Mound not have money, because the neighboring town of Saginaw has money?? What does Saginaw have to do with Blue Mound? I thought this video was about Blue Mound Police and not Saginaw Police.

[@GwynPasterchek]

You just described the problem they're spending all the money on schools and Community Development.

[@TheLegitAlpha]

@@GwynPasterchek Why is developing better education a bad thing?

[@BezmenovDisciple]

@@TheLegitAlphaHave you seen the results of “bEtTeR eDuCaTiOn” lately? I have and I’m appalled.

[@fjbltysuc]

Reduce the crooked politician's salaries, start their!