The city of Hartford’s five highest-compensated municipal employees were all members of the police department, averaging $254,289 in combined base salary, overtime, special event and private duty payments from July 1, 2021 through June 16, 2022, according to data released by the city.
Hartford’s ongoing effort to end the chaotic, all-hours street gatherings in the city’s South End is stretching the police department thin, prompting an emergency call last weekend for all available officers to report for duty.