Resident thanks commission for pay action for first responders; urges long-term solutions
A resident and former deputy publicly thanked commissioners for raising pay for first responders and urged continued attention to recruitment and retention funding issues; he also recommended a wheel tax as a fairer but politically difficult option.
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During the communications period a resident who identified himself as a former Bradley County Sheriff's Office employee praised the commission's recent action to increase first‑responder pay and thanked commissioners for what he called 'the hard right thing.' He said his highest previous annual pay had been about $49,000 and called the pay increase deserved.
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