CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The City Council voted down a resolution to request the Human Resources Department to perform a study of how salaries for firefighters compare to similar and nearby communities. The proposal also included police officers.
Councilperson Joe Shakeenab sponsored the resolution, and he said the council had good conversation surrounding the pay-study proposal previously, and his whole point behind it was to start that conversation.
“If there is any type of pay increase for CPD and CFR in the future, what does it look like? Who knows where the city will be in five years or 10 years; none of us here can predict that. … I think it’s just a good thing to have that conversation,” Shakeenab said.
Budget comparison with Murfreesboro, Chattanooga
Thursday night, the conversation continued, and Councilperson Brain Zacharias reiterated a point he made last week: that the council has to be honest with themselves and with the public about the real cost of governing…