BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The McFarland City Council approved increasing pay ranges for sworn police officer positions within the city during its meeting on Wednesday.
McFarland is one of the lower-paid agencies in Kern County for sworn personnel, according to the agenda.
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Mayor Saul Ayon said the city has lost several officers to other communities in the past few years.
“People don’t want to live in communities where they feel that they might be a victim,” Ayon said at the meeting…