The police union contract is being shed. Job offers have been made to 260 officers.
The new police force being formed to patrol Camden has made job offers to 260 officers.
The Courier-Post of Cherry Hill reports the new Camden County police force is planned to take over patrols from the city force April 30.
Officials say they can get more officers on the street by shedding a police union contract with differential pay and various allowances. But since the city's police union has not agreed to the change, no more than half of the current officers can join the new force. The city government is to contract with the county to pay for policing.
The county force has offered jobs to 140 current officers and 120 outside officers.
The new operation is to have 400 workers including police and civilians.
