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Police outline wage plan, recruitment progress and tech investments; requests SRO camera funding
Summary
Assistant Chief Joe Messerch presented the Police Department FY26 budget, described recruitment and retention steps including a revised wage plan, new non-sworn forensic and analyst positions, staffing levels, and a recurring request to outfit school resource officer vehicles with cameras.
Assistant Chief Joe Messerch presented the Police Department’s FY26 budget to the council April 10, emphasizing recruitment, retention, new technology and non‑sworn staffing additions.
Messerch described a multi-year wage strategy that increased pay steps to improve retention and said FY26 adjustments will further move the department toward a competitive 50th-percentile benchmark. “When an officer is hitting that 4 year mark, they know that they've still got pay steps in front of them,” Messerch said, explaining…
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