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Lake Forest Police to use state retention grant for one‑time 3.5% bonuses, council authorizes use of funds
Summary
The council authorized the use of a state recruitment/retention grant to award a one‑time 3.5% bonus to sworn officers; Chief John Burke said the department requested just over $142,000 to fund retention bonuses and said the funding will promote staffing stability.
Lake Forest — The City Council authorized the Police Department to use a state recruitment and retention grant to provide one‑time retention bonuses to sworn officers. Chief John Burke told the council the department applied for slightly more than $142,000 and plans to use the funding for retention rather than recruitment. "In the application, we asked for just over…
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