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Huntersville board approves pay increases for police officers to improve recruiting and retention
Summary
Town commissioners approved a one‑time adjustment that raises the police department starting salary to $61,000 and provides a $4,800 across‑the‑board increase for sworn officers; town staff estimated the immediate budget impact at about $425,000.
Huntersville commissioners voted unanimously to raise the starting salary for police officers to $61,000 and to increase current sworn pay scales by a flat $4,800, a change the police chief urged to improve recruitment and retention.
Chief Brian Vaughn told the board that the department is contending with rising regional pay, a tightening labor pool for new recruits, and an internal vacancy rate near national trends for metropolitan agencies. Vaughn…
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