{"id":193368,"date":"2024-05-08T17:44:40","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T21:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=193368"},"modified":"2024-05-08T17:44:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T21:44:46","slug":"dunwoody-police-officers-are-getting-another-raise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=193368","title":{"rendered":"Dunwoody Police Officers Are Getting Another Raise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\ud83d\ude93 <strong>The Gist:<\/strong> Police officers and detectives in Dunwoody have seen their salaries increase by a remarkable 44.8% since 2021, thanks to a series of pay adjustments approved by the city. The most recent raise, a 4.25% mid-year increase, will take effect on May 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd0d <strong>Between the Lines:<\/strong> The starting salary for a police officer with a high school diploma and no experience has risen from $44,567 at the end of 2020 to $59,391, effective May 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An officer with a bachelor&#8217;s degree and five years of experience will see their starting pay increase from $49,794 at the end of 2020 to $71,351, effective May 30.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfc3 <strong>Catch Up Quick:<\/strong> The Dunwoody Police Department&#8217;s benefits package includes several attractive perks, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A $15,000 signing bonus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A take-home vehicle program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An $800 monthly housing stipend for officers residing within city limits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fully city-paid employee medical coverage and 90% city-paid family medical coverage, both starting on the first day of employment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\uddbc\ufe0f <strong>The Big Picture:<\/strong> Investing in the police force through competitive salaries and benefits is crucial for maintaining a strong, motivated, and skilled law enforcement presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcad <strong>Your Take:<\/strong> Do you agree with the pay increases? Share your thoughts in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\ude93 The Gist: Police officers and detectives in Dunwoody have seen their salaries increase by a remarkable 44.8% since 2021, thanks to a series of pay adjustments approved by the city. The most recent raise, a 4.25% mid-year increase, will take effect on May 30. \ud83d\udd0d Between the Lines: The starting salary for a police [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":43083,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[8702],"class_list":["post-193368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-police","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=193368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193368\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=193368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=193368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=193368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}