City Council has short meeting; confirms raise for law enforcement

The City Council meeting July 27 was really short with only one ordinance considered.

The Council unanimously adopted an ordinance that raises the starting hourly pay for police officers from$16 to $18 dollars.

Mayor Ronnie Williams Jr. said the raise will not be from a new tax but from one voted on in 1995. The tax provides for capital outlay and operating expenses that were interpreted to include …