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Statesboro police, firefighters get $3,000 raise
City repurposes federal ARPA money to cover first 2 years
Statesboro City Manager Charles Penny, right, explains the raise for firefighters and police and its two-year funding source as Councilman John Riggs, center, who made the motion, and Councilwoman Shari Barr, left, who seconded it, listen.
Statesboro City Manager Charles Penny, right, explains the raise for firefighters and police and its two-year funding source as Councilman John Riggs, center, who made the motion, and Councilwoman Shari Barr, left, who seconded it, listen. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff
Statesboro Police Department officers and Statesboro Fire Department firefighters will begin receiving a $3,000 raise in their annual pay in January, after City Council on Tuesday approved the use of $818,844 in federal ARPA money to cover the cost the first two years.
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