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Resident urges Nogales council to address public-safety pay, warns city risks losing officers
5070758 · June 25, 2025
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Summary
A longtime resident told the Nogales City Council that local recruitment and retention of police and firefighters are threatened by pay levels and urged the council to consider new revenue options tied to sales tax receipts.
Marcelino Barona, a resident who identified himself as Marcelino Barona Jr. of 826 North Linda Vista Drive, told the Nogales City Council on June 24 that ongoing pay levels for public safety risk driving officers and firefighters away.
Barona said he helped lead a past campaign that raised the city sales tax by 0.25 percentage point and noted that…
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