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Committee considers raising police academy pay to 100% and allowing pension contributions for recruits
Summary
At the Sept. 4 Ways and Means Committee meeting, staff presented a proposed employee-handbook change to pay police recruits 100% while in the academy and allow them to participate in the city's police and fire pension fund; the proposal drew questions about parity with fire recruits, market comparators and operational limits on recruits' duties.
The Ways and Means Committee met Sept. 4 to discuss an employee-handbook update that would change pay and pension participation for police recruits while they attend the academy. Staff said the draft would increase pay for recruits in the police academy from 75% to 100% of salary and allow those recruits to participate in the police and fire pension fund during the academy period.
Why it matters: Committee members said the change could affect recruitment competitiveness and internal parity with the fire department, which staff said already receives full pay and is able to perform some operational duties while in training.
Tangela, a staff presenter, told the committee that "Chief Speaks has come…
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