HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973 06-19 Pay Increases for Plice OKd in Maplewood DISPATCH PayIncreases
For Police OKd
MaDlewood
A salary package for greed to "study" t-he`�i`s-
Maplewood police, un- sue.
der which patrolmen Greavu argued that
can earn top pay of most employes in indus-
$1,030 monthly, was ap- try are compensated for
proved 3-2 last week by night work.
the village council. He also pointed out
For patrolmen on the that a night differential
job for five years, that paid is paid to St. Paul
means a boost of $60 per policemen.
month or$720 per year. "But there is no trend
The present schedule in suburban communi-
ranges from $835 to $970 ties to adopt a night dif-
per month. f e r e n t i a I for patrol-
Under the new one, pa- men," Village Manager
trolm'en start at $877 and Michael Miller noted.
climb to the fifth-step The police depart-
maximum of$1,030. ment's other employes
Some six of the depart- were given across-the-
ment's 21 patrolmen will board pay increases of
be at the maximum this five per cent.
year. Other village em-
The police also sought ployes received 4.5 per
night differential pay, cent in earlier settle-
which was denied, ac- ments.
counting for the coun- But Manager Miller
cil's split vote. defended t h e slightly
Councilmen John higher percentage in-
Greavu and Don Olm- crease for police.
stead, in dissenting. fa- "I do not, and never
vored an extra $40 per have, argued that the
month for the night plight of the police offi-
shift. cer was an easy one be-
Instead. t h e council cause it is not,"he said.