First responder pay plan examples released

UPDATE: The City of Yuma and City Council claimed the raise will vary by position. They said it could be half or equal to what the study recommended.

ORIGINAL

Yuma City Council took action Wednesday night to increase pay for first responders and all other city employees.

The city’s police and fire departments will begin their ten-step pay plans on July 1.

City Council approved a hybrid plan for the Yuma Police Department (YPD) where they will start off with three percent raises and then reach five percent raises.

Police officers will now start off at $52,000 per year and will see a three percent raise every step until they reach their fifth step. At that point, they will get a five percent increase, reaching a cap of $73,274.

This new plan will increase officers’ midpoint pay from $51,296 to $56,467, an approximately two percent increase.

The Yuma Fire Department (YFD) will implement a three percent raise for each step reached.

YFD will start their firefighters off at $49,000, with a maximum salary of $63,934.

The plan will increase their midpoint pay from $59,486.50 to $60,893, a more than 10 percent increase.