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Council hears public-safety pay proposals: police career ladder and phased fourth-shift for fire
Summary
City staff and firefighter representatives described proposals to move police and fire away from step pay plans toward career-ladder structures and to phase in a fourth shift for firefighters; staff recommended a phased approach beginning with a $205,000 structural change next year and additional hires in later years.
Asheville City staff and the firefighters— association presented competing and complementary options for public-safety compensation at a budget work session, including a police move away from a step plan to a career-ladder structure and a firefighter proposal to add a fourth shift that would reduce individual work hours over time.
Lindsey Spangler and other staff described police—s proposed change to a career ladder, which staff estimated would cost about $1.1 million in the first year to address pay compression and smaller amounts in later years as officers qualify for new steps. Spangler said the figures are preliminary and subject to change.
On the fire side, the firefighters— association proposed a…
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