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Council asks staff to develop police and fire pay benchmarking plan to improve recruitment and retention
Summary
Burlington council members directed staff to prepare a benchmarking proposal aimed at stabilizing police and fire recruitment and retention, after a council member warned staffing churn and training costs threaten public safety.
Burlington council members on the city’s May meeting night directed staff to prepare a pay-benchmarking proposal for police and fire to address recruitment and retention challenges.
Council member Jeff urged the council to establish ‘‘scientifically applied benchmarks’’ within a 50-mile radius to measure pay and identify annual corrections so the city can avoid costly, disruptive pay adjustments. ‘‘It costs us,…
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