Fayetteville council adopts sign-on bonuses for new police officers
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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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But fallout from the scandal continues.
Jerome Byrd, a former high-ranking member of the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department and one of three finalists for Boynton Beach s fire chief position, claims he was not chosen for the job despite having better credentials and qualifications than the other two candidates.
Byrd, who is Black, said he thinks race played a factor in the decision.
Jim Stables, most recently the fire chief in Johnson City, Tenn., was selected in November to run Boynton Beach s fire department. Stables and the third finalist, La Crosse (Wis.) Fire Chief Ken Gilliam, are white.
Aside from 22 years of experience with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue where he climbed to division chief of operations where he oversaw 17 fire stations, Byrd said he was the only finalist that met the city s preference of a master s degree and executive fire chief certification.