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Rio Grande City moves funds to boost police retention and authorizes several budget amendments and grants
Summary
The commission approved a targeted $3,000 annual retention adjustment for sworn law-enforcement officers (funded by eliminating two vacant patrol positions) and passed budget amendments to recognize TWDB water grants and other re‑allocations; the council also approved a $290,000 Operation Stone Garden grant application for overtime and border security.
At its Feb. 27 meeting the Rio Grande City Commission approved a package of personnel and budget measures aimed at staffing and program funding.
The commission voted to eliminate two currently vacant patrol-officer positions and use those budgeted salaries to provide a $3,000 annual targeted retention salary adjustment to sworn law‑enforcement officers (the resolution as presented excluded the police chief). Commissioners…
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