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July 13th Presentation to Council Regarding the Police Department <br />Comparative Pay Scales for Police Officers <br />Almost all police departments compensate their personnel with a base pay amount and then <br />provide other incentive pay for additional duties or assignments. There are different <br />terminologies used by these departments but most conform to: years of service, rank, <br />assignment and certification (s). <br />Most of the officers that we lose to other law enforcement agencies or the private sector are <br />those who have between 3 and five years' service. With that fact in mind, I've chosen to <br />present salary comparisons for 3 year and 5 year officers who have an Intermediate <br />certification from TCOLE. I have chosen the following cities as they are close to our population. <br />City Population Officers Effective Crime Rate per 1000 <br />Corsicana 23940 51 55.5 <br />Denison 22816 52 41.7 <br />Greenville 25917 52 57.2 <br />Marshall 25169 51 48.4 <br />Terrell 16347 38 44.4 <br />Texarkana 37442 77 70.1 <br />Paris 25048 55* 55.4 <br />*3 Officers are paid for and report to NLISD as SRO's <br />*2 Officers are paid for by an Auto Theft Grant with city cash match <br />City <br />3 Year Officer <br />5 Year Officer <br />w/ Intermediate <br />w/ Intermediate <br />Corsicana <br />45,738 <br />48,128 <br />Denison <br />47,064 <br />49,357 <br />Greenville <br />53,690 <br />59,127 <br />Marshall <br />40,994 <br />41,849 <br />Terrell <br />52,573 <br />57,907 <br />Texarkana <br />44,221 <br />49,371 <br />Paris <br />44,655 <br />46,590 <br />Average <br />46,990 <br />50,332 <br />The pay gap only widens as you move up <br />the ranks of Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain and <br />Assistant Chief. I know the concern is the <br />loss of 3 -5 year officers, but the eventual promotion <br />and how much additional pay is provided <br />will be a consideration in deciding whether to stay <br />with the department. <br />