Police officers vote to join borough employees union

When Gene Meek started as police chief last month, he probably didn’t expect such a lively first month on the job.

Around the time of his arrival, police officers voted to unionize, a decision that will see the department’s staff join employees of other borough departments as members of IBEW Local 1547.

Additionally, the borough budget for the fiscal year that started July 1 reduced full-year funding for two police officer positions. The money-saving cutback, proposed by the borough manager, would have trimmed back 24-hour staffing due to light call traffic between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m.

The budget...