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Hiring bonus boost approved for SPD; raise to over $50K starting pay proposed for January
Chief lays out plan to address 17-officer shortfall
SPD
These Statesboro Police Department officers, left to right, Advanced Patrol Officer (APO) Joey DeLoach, Sgt. Nathaniel Janney, Communications Officer Sydney Johns, APO Logan Gay and Officer Jonathan Treloar, hold awards presented to them by Chief Mike Broadhead during the Oct. 17, 2023 City Council meeting. Janney and Gay garnered the SPD Medal of Valor, and DeLoach and Johns the Meritorious Service Award, for their actions in response to a Sept. 23 nighttime incident in which more than 100 shots were fired among a crowd on the streets. Broadhead upgraded a previous award Treloar received for his actions during a May 5 incident to a Medal of Valor. Capt. Jared Akins, Cpl. Jessica Collins and Officer Damien Truesdale were also listed for Meritorious Service Awards in connection with the Sept. 23 response.
In addition to now offering signing bonuses ranging from $2,500 to $10,000, Police Chief Mike Broadhead and City Manager Charles Penny propose to raise officer starting salaries to more than $50,000.