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Brentwood staff propose midyear bump in police vehicle allowance and shift differential to slow turnover
Summary
City police leadership proposed raising the vehicle allowance from $2,400 to $5,000 per sworn employee and increasing evening/midnight shift differentials to address retention challenges and competitive recruitment from neighboring jurisdictions that offer take‑home vehicles and higher pay.
Brentwood’s police leadership told commissioners they are seeing officers leave for neighboring agencies offering higher pay and take‑home vehicles, and asked the commission to consider a midyear package intended to slow turnover while a full compensation study proceeds.
Chief Colvin (introduced at the briefing) said the department is an average of about 5.6 officers short over the past three years and is losing officers to Franklin and Williamson County…
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