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Ridgecrest council approves 17% pay increase for sworn police positions, changes staffing mix
Summary
The Ridgecrest City Council on Dec. 3 approved a resolution to raise sworn police pay roughly 17% across ranks, eliminate four sworn positions and add two community service officers; council voted 5–0. Staff said the change is intended to improve recruitment and will be funded largely from one-time savings and position eliminations.
The Ridgecrest City Council voted unanimously Dec. 3 to adopt a new salary schedule that raises pay for sworn police positions by about 17% across ranks and restructures staffing to add two community service officers (CSOs) while cutting four sworn positions.
City staff member Travis presented the proposal, saying the city has struggled to fill vacancies in the police department and that the package "will not be an impact to the city budget this year." He told the council the change was intended to reduce transports that pull sworn officers out of the city and to keep more officers available for patrol. "We are proposing a 17% pay increase across all sworn officer positions," Travis said during the…
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