I chatted with Rick re my blog posting talking about OT. I stand by my comments, but Rick informed me of a more concerning trend: our police salaries have fallen behind neighboring communities. This is in part the result of big belt tightening after the Great Recession. I think to maintain a Village with better than average amenities, we need to pay our staff a competitive wage. I would recommend the new Council consider a 3 or 5 year glide path to get back to average and then re-evaluate. Prerequisite would be a Center For Local Government (NGO we belong to) survey of neighboring communities to see how far we truly have to go. Also needed is a definition of our true "peer group".
While I don't care for non emergency OT, I think total compensation needs to be commensurate with our aspirations as a Village - to be a great community.
Cortney
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