Saturday, October 25, 2008

Shreveport Mayor vetoes police pay raise; proposal goes back to council | ShreveportTimes | The Times

Glover vetoes police pay raise; proposal goes back to council | ShreveportTimes | The Times:



Mayor Cedric Glover (left) Councilman Bryan Wooley (right)

The Shreveport police pay raise is back in the hands of City Council members after Mayor Cedric Glover vetoed their $2 million plan.
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Glover announced Friday at a news conference that he could not support spending that is 'imprudent and unwise.'

City leaders are struggling with an $8 million cash shortage this year while trying to lay out next year's $455 million budget."