The change in how police and fire are paid is reflected in a $8.7 million increase in the annual budget for public safety employees. It also comes amid a lawsuit filed by the fire union over pay inequities.
James Barber, chief of staff to Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson, speaks to the Mobile City Council on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, at Government Plaza in Mobile, Ala. .The annual cost to operate police and fire services for Alabama’s second largest city is set to increase by 7.4 percent next year due largely toward sweeping changes in how police officers and firefighters are paid.
The $8.7 million annual increase in Mobile’s $126.6 million public safety budget also comes as legal scrutiny continues into the city’s more than five-decade old approach toward paying its police and fire via an incentive-based plan.Now or Never: Elvis photographer recalls last shots at Alabama arena set for demolitionIf you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
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