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Channel 2 Action News has obtained an email sent to Atlanta police that says traffic ticket money will fund future pay raises.
An Atlanta police source told Channel 2s Amy Napier Viteri there are concerns that linking pay raises to tickets creates an indirect quota system, but the Mayors Office and the author of the email insist theres no push to write more tickets.
The email from police union President Ken Allen explains future police pay raises will be funded through traffic tickets and court revenue. It comes on the heels of the passage of the citys budget.
The mayor has designated traffic court/ticket revenue for future pay increases ... (This is) the first time ever that a revenue stream has been designated to salaries, Allen told officers in the email. Future pay increases are in our hands. We need only enforce traffic violations as we are now, but increase our attendance in court to prevent cases being dismissed."
full: http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/apd-email-says-traffic-money-fund-future-pay-raise/nYRF4/
onethatcares
(16,168 posts)possibly go wrong with an idea like that?
TlalocW
(15,382 posts)I picture cops' eyes turning into dollar signs accompanied by a ka-ching noise everytime they see someone going 31 in a 30 zone.
TlalocW
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(3,731 posts)Carnac predicts more tickets in the near future.