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Council adopts 2025 fire and police pay study recommendations and citywide compensation adjustment
Summary
The council approved the JER HR Group study recommendation for 2025 fire and police step-pay plans and a citywide employee compensation adjustment with a budget amendment of $2,409,500 to implement the changes.
The Fayetteville City Council on March 4 approved a staff recommendation to adopt the 2025 Fire and Police pay and benefits study prepared by JER HR Group and approved a citywide compensation adjustment requiring a budget amendment.
HR Director Missy Hutchison presented the study results and recommended the council approve step pay plans for police and fire based on the market analysis. Finance staff summarized the financial impact at the agenda session. The council adopted the 2025 fire and police step-pay plans (resolution c1) and then approved a resolution to add $2,409,500 to the budget to fund the citywide 2025 employee compensation adjustment (resolution c2).
Public comment included remarks urging the council to consider whether investment in public safety results in the best outcomes for community needs. Yannick Dwire questioned some aspects of policing and asked for data on what police time was used for; others urged support for public-safety staffing and retention. Police and fire leadership described expanded social-response and crisis-intervention efforts, the department's published data and the city's goals to retain personnel.
Why it matters: The step-pay plans and budget adjustment increase compensation for sworn personnel and city staff to remain competitive with neighboring jurisdictions and to retain trained employees in fire and police ranks. Councilmembers said the changes aim to reduce turnover and maintain service levels.
The council approved both resolutions by roll call.
