Minneapolis City Council approves 8% raise for sworn appointed MPD employees
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minneapolis City Council approved an 8% raise and expanded vacation time accrual maximums for sworn appointed MPD employees Wednesday.
On Monday, the budget committee approved a new measure to extend the temporary allowance of eligible employees in the police department to exceed the vacation accrual maximum of 400 hours through December 2024, with a cap at 550 hours.
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City council has approved that measure as well as vacation credit pay for sworn appointed MPD employees, as well as an 8% increase to their salaries effective July 2, 2023.
The committee hopes that the approval of these new measures help to maintain retention.
On the topic of retention, city council also approved a retention incentive of $6,500 -- minus withholdings -- for sworn appointed employees in the police department.
These new incentives excludes the Police Chief and will be reflected in paychecks as soon as September 30, 2023 -- so long as employees maintain full-time employment or have been employed in a sworn-in position with the police department from June 26 through September 30, 2023.