Stockton residents want more of city budget to go toward public safety

City Manager Harry Black feels this is a balanced budget for the city, but some community members want to see more money put into public safety.

STOCKTON — The Stockton mayor and city council are expected to vote on the budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Wednesday night. If it's approved, the money will start going out to departments on July 1.'I've lived here 35 years,' Stockton resident Eric Mieglitz said. 'The crime rate has gone up.'Mieglitz has lived in Stockton since the '80s and said he has seen police officers within the city come and go.

So now, the city has lowered its hiring target to a more reasonable goal of 425, using the money slated for the 480 officers to beef up the salaries of the 425 approved positions.'We've reprogrammed those dollars back into the 425,' Black said. 'Recruitment incentives, hiring incentives, so, in essence, they're making more money.

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