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Ripley Village Council adopts pay scale for police department
Thursday, August 28, 2008 12:13 AM EDT Print this story | Email this story
RIPLEY, Ohio -- Ripley Village Council met Tuesday night and adopted a pay scale for the Ripley Police Department.

According to discussion at the meeting, the police department has never had a pay scale for employees. Council members examined information about other village police department pay scales prior to making the motion to adopt the new scale.

Each of the eight RPD officers will begin with a different start pay depending on their position. That start pay will continue throughout a probationary period, with some probationary periods having a slight raise. At the end of that period, there will be a series of five steps which will increase officers' pay. Each of those steps is at the supervisor and police chief's discretion.

Also during Tuesday's meeting:

-- The village received a letter from Aberdeen Police Department thanking Ripley police for their quick response and help with a large riot which occurred at the Lively Lady in late July.

-- Mayor Tom Leonard thanked those who helped with the rescue of a one-passenger ultralite plane from the Ohio River Friday.


-- Solicitor Jay Cutrell gave council members a revised property maintenance to study.

-- Bill Fath thanked council for the Ohio Tobacco Festival help, saying the festival was a great success and plans for next year are to reinstate the fireman's parade.

-- Council learned trees on lower Main Street will be replaced with a more appropriate sized trees. The wrong type of trees were placed in that area and are now too tall. They will be replaced and replanted by the tree committee.

Contact Barbara Goldman at barbara.goldman@lee.net or by calling 606-564-9091, ext. 274.


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RipleyIsForLovers wrote on Sep 5, 2008 5:28 AM:

" Since when did we get a "tree committee?" "

RipleyBP wrote on Aug 28, 2008 5:29 PM:

" Ripley Council is approaching this in the most appropriate manner. This recommendation and resolution adoption is necessary to standardize the police departments operations and budget according to rank and time in grade. This will only serve to strengthen the department and to encourage others looking to serve as officers in Ripley.

Other municipalities and towns in the area would be well served to adopt the cooperation and leadership village council and the mayor have exhibited when they consider how to conduct the village's business and well being. "

GP wrote on Aug 28, 2008 9:08 AM:

" Small towns need to learn that is one the most important things for your community is a police department. People are not going to move into your community (AND STAY) and invest if you don`t invest in their safety. So Ripley Aberdeen, Augusta, Brooksville, Maysville take note! "

ashamed wrote on Aug 28, 2008 8:41 AM:

" I think it is wonderful that our council is working on a property maintenance law "BUT" will they inforce it????????????? We could have a beautiful town if every street was cleaned up.Like front street. "


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