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Council approves pay increase for new officer after academy graduation
Summary
The Covington City Council approved a temporary raise to $52,000 through December 2025 for Nate Hennessey after Police Chief Shannon Foster reported his academy graduation; motion passed 3-0.
The Covington City Council voted Jan. 6 to raise the salary of a newly graduated officer, Nate Hennessey, to $52,000 through Dec. 2025 after Police Chief Shannon Foster reported Hennessey’s completion of the police academy.
Councilmember Brad Smith moved to set Hennessey’s pay at $52,000, Councilmember Kathy Easter seconded, and the motion carried 3-0, according to the meeting record. Chief Foster introduced the personnel update during the department reports portion of the agenda.
The meeting record does not specify whether the increase is a permanent pay scale adjustment or a temporary assignment of salary through the stated date, nor does it list whether the action affects other officers’ pay scales. The motion recorded in the minutes applies specifically to Hennessey’s salary through Dec. 2025.
No roll-call breakdown by individual council member names beyond the motion and second was recorded in the provided transcript segments; the meeting text shows three votes in favor and does not list any opposing or abstaining votes.
