Sean C. Morgan
The Sweet Home City Council ratified a new contract and raises for its Police Department employees Tuesday, Aug. 13.
Retroactive to July 1, police employees will receive a 1.5-percent increase to their salary schedules, followed by five more 1.5-percent increases every six months through Jan. 1, 2016. The contract expires on June, 30, 2016.
The Police Department’s salary schedule contains five steps, with 5-percent increments from the first to the third steps…