Letter | Scotts Valley police budget seems ‘excessive’

Letter | Scotts Valley police budget seems ‘excessive’

I read Jack Dilles’ message in the Mayor’s Message column in the July 16 Sentinel that the police operating budget is $6.5 million for fiscal year 2022/2023. I think that is a little excessive for a police force of one chief, two captains, four sergeants, nine officers, seven 911 dispatchers, one clerk and one dog, for a city population of 12,232 and an area of 4.6 square miles. — Leonard Foreman, Santa Cruz The Sentinel welcomes your letters to…