Mayor Sandy Stimpson’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2017 includes a $5,000, across-the-board raise for all sworn Mobile Police Department officers, as well as a one-time bonus for Mobile firefighters.

The raise, which is a highlight of the $249 million general fund budget, will put the pay for the MPD’s 485 officers in line with the state’s other large cities, Stimpson said, at a time when they felt it will be necessary for recruitment.

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