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Spring Grove safety committee agrees to craft hiring-benefits policy, excludes overtime from budget
Summary
Committee members discussed police wages, pension and hiring bonuses, agreed to develop a hiring-benefits policy, and decided not to include overtime in this budget year.
The Village of Spring Grove Safety Committee met Feb. 4 and discussed the police department budget, focusing on wages, the police pension and incentives to attract new officers. After extended discussion, members agreed a policy should be created regarding hiring benefits and that overtime will not be included in this budget year.
Committee members examined the trade-offs between paying existing, vested officers and covering costs for new-officer training. Police Chief Mike Niedzwiecki participated in the discussion on training costs; the committee concluded that a formal hiring-benefits policy is needed to clarify future bonus or incentive use. No formal vote was recorded on the hiring-benefits policy; the minutes record a consensus to develop the policy and to exclude overtime from the current year’s budget.
