Goodhue’s police chief said there were “zero prospects” for hires at the offered hourly wage of $22. He and the only other full-time officer will leave next week.
The city’s ultimate goal is to rebuild its police force, Anderson Buck said. To do that, it will review its police salaries to make the jobs “more marketable,” she said.Smith told council members last month that the city’s wages were insufficient for incumbent officers and would prevent potential recruits from joining.
“Trying to hire at $22 an hour, you’re never going to see another person again walk through those doors,” SmithThe mean hourly wage for police officers in the United States last year was $34.32, according to the . Goodhue’s offer falls in the bottom 25th percentile, which the bureau estimated at slightly more than $24 an hour.“I can tell you right now that in a matter of a month or two, there’s a good chance that I’m going to be the only guy out here,” Smith said at the July meeting. Surrounding communities were also experiencing difficulty retaining or hiring new police officers, he said.
Morris, a Minnesota city that has a population of some 5,000 people, disbanded its police department last year, Minnesota Public RadioGoodhue County already provides policing services to
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