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(Cleveland) - Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb announced a "historic" investment in the city's police Friday. Bibb said officers may be paid up to 14 percent of previous wages, depending on rank. A year ago, pay was increased by 11 percent, so that's a 25 percent increase over the last two years.
Bibb also says officers will have the opportunity to work 12-hour shifts which will allow them to have more time off during the week consecutively. Currently, officers generally work eight-hour shifts with the possibility of getting called to work extra hours after the shift. Bibb says 12-hour shifts were decided upon after looking at studies about shift structures.
"We believe that this new shift model gets our officers more time off, more weekends with their family, reduces the mandates that have been taking a toll on them and their respective families as well," Bibb said.
This move continues a string of moves by the city to attract new police officers and retain current ones. At the city's first ever Public Safety Summit this summer, it was announced that new cadets would get a 50 percent increase in pay and a $5,000 bonus after joining the force. The Cleveland Division of Police has seen a 45 percent increase in applications since that announcement.
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