Incentive: KCPD Starting Salary Spikes To $60K As Staffing Crunch Cont'd

Po-po attempt to lure new recruits into a law enforcement careers amid ongoing culture war and not a lot of local support for authorities.

Thankfully, more cash MIGHT help convince young people to take the opportunity . . . Check-it:

The city estimates this salary increase would be a 10-15 million dollar additional cost.

The Board of Police Commissioners will review the budget recommendation and send a proposal to City Council as early as Monday.

The final city budget will be voted on in March and implemented May first.

There are currently over 300 open positions in the police force. We talked with Chief Stacey Graves who thinks this move would help tremendously.

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KCPD starting salary could be raising, but where will the money come from?

Kansas City, Missouri police officers could be getting a $10,000 raise, upping their salary from $50 thousand to $60 thousand dollars.