The obvious way to raise pay with no additional budget is to reduce the number of hours worked and raise the hourly pay. The department should stop all non-essential details. Namely, all the traffic guard duty for special events. Tell the event planners they must pay to maintain a minimum degree of security or they can go to another city. The recent audit showed how the city is footing 96% of the bill for special event security and now the city is nearing insolvency. It's a luxury we can't afford
The obvious way to raise pay with no additional budget is to reduce the number of hours worked and raise the hourly pay. The department should stop all non-essential details. Namely, all the traffic guard duty for special events. Tell the event planners they must pay to maintain a minimum degree of security or they can go to another city. The recent audit showed how the city is footing 96% of the bill for special event security and now the city is nearing insolvency. It's a luxury we can't afford