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Amid tears and applause, the 42 cadets were let go soon after their graduation ceremony on Friday. According to the Cleveland daily, the city had planned the cut for the end of May, but after striking a deal with the police union the cadets were allowed to take their oaths as scheduled.
By being appointed to active duty, the new officers' certification has been doubled to four years, which means they'll have a better chance to find employment.
The city is laying off 321 employees, including 275 full-time workers. City officials blame the cuts on the expected loss of more than $35 million in state aid, The Plain Dealer reported.
NOTE: Mayor Frank Jackson(D),Cleveland, blames Gov. John Kasich (R), for the layoffs!
Cleveland has been in decline for decades.
Maybe it’s just as well that the uber-Liberal, and demographically declining denomination, United Church of Christ made its headquarters there in the late 1980s.