The Riley County Law Board Monday approved a three-point-five-seven percent increase in the Police Department’s budget for fiscal 2022.
The budget of just over 23-million dollars passed on a 5-2 vote, with Riley County Commissioners John Ford and Kathryn Focke voting against it because of the county’s ongoing budget discussions.
The board earlier had approved use of coronavirus relief funds from the federal government to fund pay increases of two-percent for starting July 1st.
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RCPD Captain Josh Kyle, also noting that a cost-of-living increase of one-percent was included in the proposed budget. He says one aid in keeping the budget in line is tracking overtime costs.
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Police Department Director Dennis Butler mentioned health insurance remaining a flat item in the budget, rather than increasing, a second straight year without a bump.
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