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Committee backs ordinance to allow pay credit for lateral police, fire hires
Summary
HendersonvilleGeneral Committee voted to forward Ordinance 2025-15 recommending pay-credit rules that would let police and fire chiefs offer up to 50% credit for prior years of service when hiring lateral transfers.
HendersonvilleGeneral Committee on Aug. 12 voted to forward Ordinance 2025-15, an amendment to the Hendersonville Municipal Code (Title 4, Chapter 3, Section 4304) that would permit public safety chiefs to grant pay credit for lateral transfers from other agencies.
The ordinance, sponsored by Terry Goodwin, would allow police and fire departments to recognize up to 50% of a lateral candidate's prior years of service when setting starting pay, subject to the chiefs' discretion and available budget. Jesse Acneroff, Chief of Operations, told the committee the provision is designed as a recruitment tool for departments…
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