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Council introduces revised Youngsville police pay plan to raise starting salary to $45,000
Summary
The council introduced an ordinance to replace the department's pay schedule, increase starting pay for new officers to $45,000 and reorganize rank differentials to align with state statute; the measure was introduced and will return for adoption.
The Youngsville City Council introduced an ordinance to repeal the current police pay schedule and adopt a revised pay plan that raises starting pay for new police officers to $45,000.
Dr. Janelle Doucet of Vermilion Analytics, retained to revise the plan, told the council the package increases starting pay to improve recruitment and retention while simplifying the department’s pay matrix. Doucet said the proposed changes reduce rank differentials that had been large under the old seniority-based system and that recommended differentials align with…
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