Statesboro City Council and Mayor Jan Moore are proposing an increase in the property tax millage rate, Statesboro’s first in a decade, to fund pay raises for police officers. Council members informally agreed Tuesday evening to make 1 mill the size of the advertised tax hike, but with the understanding that the increase could be reduced or dropped after three required public hearings. Moore suggested a half-mill tax increase, tied to a 5 percent boost in the police starting salary, and had talked to council members individually before the meeting.