“Nothing changed my mind, I was always for the bill,” Page said. The ordinance also included a substitution bill that requires 15 percent of the Proposition P money to be set aside for pensions, requested by Councilman Sam Page.Īfter the ordinance was passed on Tuesday, Page said it was a precautionary step to avoid having pension problems in the future. The police wage increase would come from Proposition P tax with approximately $19 million of the tax money going towards the increase in salary for county police. The wage increase will go into effect on Jan. Louis County Police Department personnel by almost 30 percent. Louis County Council meeting on Tuesday, an ordinance was passed that would raise the income for St. Louis County residents have heard Proposition P news this week.Īt the St. “We promised voters that the Prop P money will be used only for law enforcement and public safety and this budget illustrates just that,” Stenger said.Īll Prop P expenditures detailed in the 2018 budget are pending County Council approval.īut this isn’t the first time St. The county executive established an online accountability portal in 2015 to allow residents to track expenditures in real-time, including Proposition P funds. “In addition to hiring 114 new officers, the funding from Prop P will allow our department to invest in several community policing initiatives, including two officers to a car, conflict resolution training, and expansion of our Police Athletic League Program.” “Our new police pay scale helps ensure we will be able to attract and retain the best and the brightest new and experienced officers,” Stenger said in a written statement. Louis County for their continued support for their area’s police officers and reiterated the need for additional police services for public safety. Louis County voters voting in favor of the tax. It was passed this April with sixty-three percent of St. Proposition P is a half-cent sales tax that’s expected to generate $80 million a year for public safety. Justice Services Pay Increases ($2,462,340).Additional Police Officers ($9,931,912).Police Department Pay Increases ($18,617,956).Louis County budget, submitted on Wednesday listed specific allocations for certain initiatives which are funded by Proposition P: Steve StengerĪccording to Stenger, the proposed 2018 St. Louis County Council on Thursday their ideas on how Proposition P funds would be allocated for next year in the county. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger’s office proposed to the St.
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