>REPORT: Unhappy with police cuts, Medford official asks to be laid off
Published: Tuesday, April 19, 2011
MEDFORD — The township’s acting manager said Monday he has asked to be laid off due to his unhappiness with police cutbacks here, according to a report by the Courier Post.
“It was a very difficult choice,” said Stephen Addezio, who had been expected to become the township’s public safety director. “I told council if they lay off police officers, I wanted to be the first to go. It’s a moral issue for me.”
Four police officers received layoff notices Monday, along with six public-works employees and three fire department staffers. The layoffs would be effective May 2.
