September 12, 2012
Officer Jeff Weissman talks to some area residents while responding to a littering complaint. Small towns struggle to provide competitive salaries to some employees like police officers.
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The price of loyalty: Setting wages a balancing act for area cities
This year, the average police officer in Shawnee takes home an hourly wage of about $23.59, a rate equal to about $49,000 per year, not including overtime.
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