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COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) – Columbus City Council approved a resolution today allocating higher pay for sign-on bonuses for public safety employees.
$5000 bonuses will be given to any person who joins the Columbus Police Department, Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office or begins working at the Muscogee County Prison. The first $2500 dollars will be given six months after completing training and the other half will be given a year after being released from training.
Mayor Skip Henderson says he hopes the bonuses will help with retention rates…