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Montgomery to boost police pay, add signing and retention bonuses, mayor says
Summary
Mayor Steven L. Reed said Montgomery Police will offer a $55,000 starting salary, conduct a pay study to remain competitive, and add signing and retention bonuses; he also said roughly 900 applicants are on the academy waiting list.
Mayor Steven L. Reed announced on the Mayor’s Take podcast that Montgomery City is expanding police recruitment incentives, including a new starting salary of $55,000, a pay study to maintain competitiveness and both signing and retention bonuses. "At 55,000," Reed said when asked about starting pay, and added the city plans a pay study and bonuses to attract and keep officers.
Reed described the city's…
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