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Macon-Bibb Commission approves $3 million for school safety, officer recruitment
Summary
The Macon-Bibb County Commission voted unanimously in April to appropriate $2 million to boost recruitment and retention for public safety officers and $1 million to the Bibb County School District for student resource officers and crosswalk improvements, using the sponsor programs school safety line item.
At a regular April meeting, the Macon-Bibb County Commission approved two ordinances totaling $3,000,000 from the sponsor programs school-safety line item to support public safety recruitment and school-zone safety measures.
The first ordinance authorizes up to $2,000,000 to be used to recruit and retain public safety officers, including a competitive pay incentive of up to $5,000 per new recruit. The second ordinance authorizes $1,000,000 to the Bibb County School District for hiring student resource officers and improving or installing crosswalks in…
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