According to KWWL, the Evansdale City Council approved a 3% across-the-board salary increase for officers Tuesday night.
Current officers will get a $2.16 increase in wages and the starting hourly pay for new hires will go from $22.84 to $25.
The Council also agreed to a $5,000 signing bonus for newly hired full-time certified officers including one week of PTO after 90 days on the job.