>Ridgewood drops starting salaries for police officers
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
BY MICHAEL SEDON
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Staff Writer
When the village hires police officers next year to fill positions left vacant by retirements, those new officers will receive a significantly lower starting salary.
A new police superiors and officers salary ordinance introduced by the Village Council at a special public meeting on Monday will lower the starting salary for officers coming into the department after Dec. 1 to $32,000, down from the previous starting salary of $49,273, according to the ordinance.
Officers hired at the previous starting salary would see an increase in their wages to $53,357 after working six months in the department, according to the ordinance, but new hires will have to wait until their third year to reach a salary of $51,220.
Each year, new officers will receive a salary “step” of approximately $10,000, according to the ordinance.
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