Syracuse police chief given raise, bonus amid 2020 pandemic financial crisis
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Syracuse Police Chief Kenton Buckner speaks at a press conference Friday, November, 2018 at City Hall with Mayor Ben Walsh. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.comN. Scott Trimble | strimble@syra
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At a time when Syracuse was facing financial disaster, Syracuse Police Chief Kenton Buckner was awarded a 6% raise, a $5,000 bonus and other categories of pay that boosted his actual pay to about $175,000, city payroll records show.
After one year on the job, Buckner’s 2020 contract increased his base salary from $115,000 to $121,992. The raise was intended to bring his base pay in line with Fire Chief Michael Monds.