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Stafford council approves pay adjustments for police after months-long debate
Summary
Council voted to approve market-focused pay adjustments for patrol officers, detectives, sergeants, lieutenants, captains and dispatchers effective first full pay period of January 2026; staff will return with a formal resolution and salary book updates.
Chief Ramirez of the Stafford Police Department requested council approval on Oct. 15 for targeted market adjustments to police pay after in-house and HR salary studies found the department below market.
Chief Ramirez (Stafford Police Department) told the council that patrol officers and detectives were about 12percent below market in March, and HR's later study showed a larger gap for some ranks. To close those gaps he proposed raises on top of the 2% across-the-board increase already adopted in the budget: an additional 12% for patrol and detectives (14% total including the 2% already in…
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