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Police propose two new officers and an 8% FOP pay increase; collective‑bargaining items to precede budget vote
Summary
Police leaders asked council to include funding for two additional officers and noted an 8% raise for the Fraternal Order of Police under a pending collective‑bargaining agreement; department also projected higher court fine revenue and said in‑car cameras would link to body cameras.
The Shepherdsville Police Department told council it proposes hiring two additional officers and that a pending collective‑bargaining agreement would include an 8% pay increase for FOP‑represented officers.
“We’re looking at it, and most of that is taken up in the desire to hire two more people and also the 8% raise at the FOP,” the police chief told council, adding the department expects those items to be finalized through the collective‑bargaining process before the budget vote.
The nut graf: Police staff said the department will circulate a collective‑bargaining agreement and that it will be considered in the same budget cycle; the chief said councilors will receive the agreement and supporting materials in advance of the first reading so the bargaining terms can be considered in tandem with the budget ordinance.
Police presenters also projected an increase in court revenue (from roughly $7,700 this year to a projected $19,000 next year) tied to increased enforcement and accident reports, and said miscellaneous revenue assumptions include reimbursements from the Board of Education for the school resource officer (SRO) program.
On equipment, police staff described plans to install in‑car cameras that will activate when lights are used and will trigger body cameras simultaneously. The department said it continues to evaluate vehicle leasing versus purchase options and moved certain lease‑payment entries into a discrete line item this year.
The police chief asked that questions about the leasing‑program options be discussed later in executive or staff sessions so proposals are not aired prematurely in public, and he said the department will deliver a formal proposal to council in coming weeks.
