Fayetteville council adopts sign-on bonuses for new police officers
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Stacy Ryburn
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New Fayetteville police officer Jared Brazil reviews case information Friday at the station. The City Council on Tuesday approved an $87,500 incentive package to create sign-on bonuses for new officers hired at the department. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/David Gottschalk)
FAYETTEVILLE Signing bonuses for new police officers will help recruit the best applicants, the City Council agreed Tuesday.
The council unanimously supported a request from Police Chief Mike Reynolds to use $87,500 out of the city s general fund to create an incentive program for new hires. The program will provide rookie officers a $5,000 bonus. Officers hired with previous experience from other departments will get a $10,000 bonus.
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