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No police officer jobs formally added, but chief can ‘overhire’
Proposed Boro budget includes 3% raise for all city employees, performance pay
Penny, Broadhead
Statesboro City Manager Charles Penny, left, and Statesboro Police Chief Mike Broadhead
The proposed city budget does not include eight added patrol officers requested by the Statesboro Police Department, but if the department gets to its currently authorized strength of 77 sworn officers, Chief Mike Broadhead may “overhire” for a few more, City Manager Charles Penny said Tuesday.
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