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Council keeps police step pay scale separate, preserves 2.5% step increases
Summary
The council unanimously approved keeping the Jasper Police Department on a separate step pay scale established Oct. 3, 2022, that provides a 2.5% annual increase; Chief Garrett Foster endorsed retaining the 2.5% step instead of a 3% increase.
Council Member DeMarcus Holmes moved to retain the Jasper Police Department’s step pay scale, which was adopted Oct. 3, 2022, for a 10-year period, separately from pay for other departments; Bob Mayhar seconded. The minutes record that the step pay scale includes a 2.5% yearly increase intended to help attract and retain officers.
Police Chief Garrett Foster told the council the department prefers to remain on the 2.5% step rather than adopting a 3% increase like other departments. The motion passed unanimously at the special meeting.
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