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  • Police plan for smaller force - Bubba's Grants Run Out - By By 100 Cops

    01/26/2003 8:37:20 AM PST · by Tunehead54 · 12 replies · 191+ views
    St. Petersburg Times ^ | January 26, 2003 | CHRIS TISCH, Times Staff Writer
    CLEARWATER -- Police Chief Sid Klein hoped the day would never come. But later this year, Klein will lose 13 police officer positions on his force. The losses come because federal grants that fund the positions have run out. Klein was hoping the city would absorb the positions, but city leaders say they cannot afford it. So during the past few months, Klein has formed a plan to brace for the losses. No police officers will lose their jobs. Positions will be eliminated through attrition, including several in community policing and traffic enforcement -- two areas Klein considers prized programs....