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Caribou councilors approve increases to city budget for police incentives

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Caribou City Council votes to give wage increases to library employees, add incentives to attract police officers. Police chief, city manager propose $4,500 stipend for using personal cell phones in police cruisers. $10,000 to purchase custom-fit bulletproof vests for all officers and $11,250 for new uniforms. Council approved adding $75,348 to cover detective's annual salary.

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Bangor Daily News

Caribou councilors approve increases to city budget for police incentives

CARIBOU, Maine – After hearing numerous citizen comments, the Caribou City Council opted to give wage increases to library employees and add incentives to attract police officers in the 2024 municipal expense budget at a special meeting Monday. The budget that department leaders initially proposed totaled $11.6 million compared to last year’s $11.1 million. The new budget totals $11.9 million, largely due to incentives that Police Chief Michael …

1 month ago·Bangor, United States

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Caribou councilors approve increases to city budget for police incentives, library - The County

The new budget totals $11.9 million, largely due to incentives that Police Chief Michael Gahagan and City Manager Penny Thompson proposed offering to the city's police officers.

2 months ago

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