Peru will be down one police officer and one firefighter the rest of the year to make up for a budget shortfall after city officials miscalculated how much pay raises, approved last year, would cost the city.

Officers and firefighters received a 1.5-percent increase in their longevity pay as part of across-the-board raises approved for city workers that took effect this year.
– PUB DATE: 3/1/2019 12:00:00 AM – SOURCE: Kokomo Tribune
Source: SEAFC National Fire News