By Ed Balint
CantonRep.com
CANTON, Ohio — Eighteen police officers and 28 firefighters will be laid off to help reduce the city’s budget deficit for 2010.
The figures are part of a statement of rationale submitted by the safety director to the Civil Service Office on Wednesday and made available to The Repository this morning.
For roughly the last two weeks, the presidents of the fire and police unions and other city officials have been expecting layoffs in the safety forces.
Full story: Firefighters will be issued notices 14 to 17 days prior to the layoffs taking effect