Rome City Commissioners Look at Giving Pay Raises to Police, Fire Fighters, City Employees

Rome City Commissioners voted this week to give an across the board pay raise for all city employees.

The raise came after a study revealed that city police officers, firefighters and public works employees are paid nearly 20% less than surrounding counties.

The pay jump will raise the budget an estimated $2.5 million.  Of that, $1.6 million would come from the city’s general and enterprise funds with the remainder from the county government.

The recommendation to city commissioners was to create a base pay for firefighters and pubic safety at $52,000.  In other departments, the base pay would increase to $16 an hour from its current $13 an hour.

If approved the pay raise is expected to begin on September 1^st.