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High Springs approves three‑year police bargaining agreement; chief says move addresses step‑plan compression
Summary
The commission accepted a three‑year bargaining agreement with the Florida Police Benevolent Association that places officers into pay steps the chief said they should have been in and includes annual openers; the city manager and chief answered questions about recruitment, vehicles and supervisory staffing.
The City Commission of High Springs on Sept. 15 approved a three‑year bargaining agreement between the city and the Florida Police Benevolent Association covering wages and related provisions.
Chief Antoine Shepherd, High Springs Police Department, described the contract as a step to correct salary compression—placing officers into the pay grades they “should have been in” after past years of inconsistent adjustments. Shepherd said the agreement includes annual openers and that the city gave a 5% adjustment as part of placing officers into their appropriate step allocations.
Why it matters: Chief Shepherd told the commission the step adjustments are intended…
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