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Kennett City council approves $1-an-hour raise for full-time police officers funded by 9-1-1 contract proceeds
Summary
The Kennett City Council approved a $1-per-hour pay increase for full-time police officers, funded from proceeds tied to the city's 9-1-1 contract; one officer with a salary cap will be handled separately.
The Kennett City Council approved a $1-per-hour pay increase for full-time police officers, to be funded from proceeds the city receives under its 9-1-1 contract, and directed city staff to return to the council about one officer whose pay is subject to a salary cap.
Police leadership told the council the department has fallen behind regional peers and that the increase is intended to improve recruitment and retention. "We've fallen way in the''when I say way behind, we're about the…
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