Broome proposes pay raises for all city-parish employees

July 21, 2022

**Mayor Sharon Weston Broome speaks during the U.S Conference of Mayors' 88th Winter Meeting in January 2020.** (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

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Mayor Sharon Weston Broome today announced the city-parish is planning to increase pay by 5% for fire department and regular employees and by 7% for police employees. If the Metro Council approves the raises at its July 27 meeting, they will go into effect Sept. 10. “This increase serves as an investment in public safety

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