A split Huntington Beach City Council opted to hold off on any pay increases for law enforcement amid concerns on whether the budget can afford an 18% wage hike over the next three years.
Instead of moving forward with the raise for Huntington Beach police as normal at Tuesday’s council meeting, council members asked their finance commission to study the issue more before the final vote in September.
While several council members and the elected city treasurer shared concerns the city could enter bankruptcy as soon as 2030, one called the review “procedural sabotage” and highlighted the city’s police officers were now operating without a union contract for at least another month…