for goodness sake.... we r closing in on a decade.......u r comparing apples and oranges... of course thing were easier on a 400 officer dept compared to a 1200 officer dept.... I agree we should not have given up some things in the contract but the opportunities r greater now....a whole lot easier knowing 300 patrol officers on the county.....way less violent crime and we wrote lots of tickets and Dui's.... I am former county and dont miss it much....