Tucson City Council approves the “largest increase” in police history, part of a $ 30 million increase in employee salaries

Tucson, Arizona City Council unanimously approved increases of up to $ 30 million for city workers, including a “historic” raise for the city police department.

City councilors’ vote on Tuesday granted the Tucson Police Department “the biggest increase TPD workers have ever seen,” the Tucson Police Officers Association (TPOA) said on Wednesday as it announced the news and applauded.

“Our pay scale has surpassed all departments in southern Arizona and is now on par with the top agencies in Phoenix Valley. The compensation plan helps triage wear and tear and communicates value for the work you do,” the TPOA wrote. “It should be noted that this was the first time CSOs were involved in these compensation reviews.”

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The TPOA didn’t say how much their officials could expect from an increase.

In the message, TPOA also thanked Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus for his “behind the scenes” efforts, saying he had “repeatedly highlighted the competitive pay case”. Magnus was recently announced as President Biden’s election as Head of US Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

The Arizona Daily Star reported that the council’s vote was the largest employee compensation package in Tucson history.

(Tucson Police Department)
(Tucson Police Department)

The city will run a series of wage increases over the next two years to bring employee salaries on par with other similar government agencies in Arizona.

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Up to $ 30 million will be used to raise wages for city workers that are below market levels, and for a 2% raise for employees who are not affected by market adjustments, according to Star.

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The funds will be added to the 2022 fiscal year compensation plan, but some employees might see increases starting in June from the end of that fiscal year.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.