Warren sends eight cop layoff notices

WARREN — The city will continue to negotiate with the city’s patrol officers and ranking officers in hopes of reaching concessions on wages and benefits and avoid laying off eight more patrol officers July 19.

Meanwhile, city officials will further investigate legal issues surrounding the proposed layoff of Frank M. Tempesta, Warren’s non-union director of operations; and Police Lt. Eric Merkel sometime after that.

Gary Cicero, human resources director, said layoff notices went out Wednesday to eight patrol officers. Layoff notices for Tempesta and Lt. Merkel could be sent as soon as Tuesday, when the Warren Civil Service Commission hss its next meeting, Cicero said.

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