New Coachella Budget Increases Public Safety Funds

The Coachella City Council approved a budget for July 1, with a new sales tax and user utility tax.  The new budget will include the salary of one new police officer and fund more police overtime hours. It also includes the addition of a fire department paramedic unit, an elimination of furloughs, an employee merit raise increase program and, finally, a removal of a hiring freeze.Read more at Coachella Unincorporated