STOCKBRIDGE â The city of Stockbridge continues to move forward with plans to create its own police department and move away from police protection provided by Henry County.
The council voted unanimously March 30 to approve a job description and an annual pay scale for a police chief ranging from $92,581.93 to $143,501.98, depending on experience.
In a job description posted for the chiefâs position, the city states that the chief will be responsible for supervising a department of 57 sworn officers and five civilian employees and providing police protection for an area of 13.31 square miles. Stockbridge has a population of about 30,000.
During discussion of the pay scale, City Manager Randy Knighton said the city expects to fill the chiefâs position first and then allow the chief to hire his command staff and move forward with âputting in place the necessary ingredients for a full-fledged police department.â
STOCKBRIDGE â The Stockbridge City Council has approved a $22 million bond issue to fund completion of the cityâs amphitheater project as well as construct a new cultural arts center and initiate a master trail plan.
Council members voted Nov. 24 to issue the bonds to fund projects that could be covered under the cityâs 2019 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax V proceeds. The city expects to receive more than $20.5 million in SPLOST V proceeds over the next five years.
Councilman Elton Alexander made the proposal for the bond issue, saying he wanted to pursue more than one city project at a time. His plan calls for $7 million to be used to complete the 3,200-seat amphitheater adjacent to City Hall, $14 million to go toward a cultural arts center, and $1 million as âseed moneyâ for the master trail plan. Under Alexanderâs proposal, the bonds will be repaid over five years at a 1% interest rate, taking advantage of what he called âhistorically lo