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Bull Shoals council flags police salary ordinance for careful review
Summary
Council members raised concerns that a recent ordinance or resolution affecting police pay may have resulted in unintended pay cuts; the council agreed any corrective measure must be carefully worded and did not take immediate action.
Council members discussed the police-department pay schedule and whether recent wording in a salary resolution inadvertently reduced officer pay. Members recorded concern that a poorly worded resolution could create retroactive or unintended pay changes and said any correction or new resolution must be drafted precisely to avoid that outcome.
No formal motion to change police pay was made at the meeting; the council directed staff to review the salary ordinance language and return with recommended revisions if needed. The minutes do not identify individual officers or dollar amounts subject to change, and the council did not vote on salary adjustments at this session.
