Mayor’s budget proposal includes boost in funding for Louisville police recruitment

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — As the city invests in public safety, Louisville leaders are working to give first responders more resources.

Mayor Craig Greenberg’s $1.1 billion budget includes funding to hire more officers for the Louisville Metro Police Department.

“We’re not going to add 300 officers in the next two years, that’s impossible,” LMPD Chief Paul Humphrey said Tuesday. “So what we have talked about amongst our command staff is how do we make the best use of the officers we have here? How do we invest in them?”…

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