Proposed city budget includes increase in funding for police, locals react Heated Bakersfield City Council meeting Wednesday night Videos Posted at 1:24 AM, May 06, 2021 and last updated 2021-05-06 04:24:44-04 It was a night full of heated discussion during Wednesday nightâs city council meeting, mainly about the city's proposed budget. The city plans to increase the budget for the police department. However, others say that money belongs elsewhere. One Bakersfield resident said, âthe city disgusts me. You are all incompetent and I don't want you using my taxpayer money to fund your white supremacist's institution.â The proposed budget for the police department is approximately 42% of the city's general fund. That proposal would then open the door for 45 new jobs within BPD. And some locals support that plan, saying the future needs police.