Town manager asks commission for flexibility to raise police starting pay to secure candidate
Town Manager Michelle told commissioners Ocean Ridge is losing candidates to neighboring agencies paying $76k–$78k; she asked for discretion to increase the starting salary about $7,000 for a candidate the department wants to hire and to bring formal budget adjustments at the September hearings. Commissioners discussed compression for current officers and PBA negotiations.
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Town Manager Michelle told the commission the town has struggled to recruit officers compared with neighboring agencies paying roughly $76,000–$78,000 starting salary; she said Ocean Ridge’s current starting salary is $70,000. She requested the commission’s flexibility to increase the starting floor by about $7,000 to secure a candidate who might otherwise accept an offer elsewhere.
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