Metro's First Responder Budgets

Emily Evans blogs her latest update on the budgets proposed for police, 911 dispatch, and fire fighters. Interestingly enough, while the budget proposed for Metro Police is more than they spent last year, it is actually less than was budgeted because they spent less than was budgeted.

She relates a perspective of Police Chief Ronal Serpas that characterizes the lack of ambivalent feelings toward him in city neighborhoods:

Mike [Jameson] once declared that Serpas is so popular with the 6th District that the Chief could bite the head off a kitten and everyone would still think he was great.