BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Members of the Bakersfield Police Officers Association demanded the city of Bakersfield to provide fair, competitive pay for its officers who have been working without a contract for over four months.

The comments were made during the public comments portion of the Wednesday evening Bakersfield City Council meeting.

Numerous Bakersfield police officers wearing blue shirts attended the meeting to sit in front of the city council as the organization's representatives spoke publicly.

BPOA President Max Hernandez criticized the expiration of the contract between the city and the police officers.

“It’s unbelievable to me and frankly unacceptable that the city would allow its contract with police officers to expire,” Hernandez said.

Hernandez said Bakersfield p

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