S.F. police officers' average pay could hit $500,000 under proposal. Here's why critics call it 'insulting'

San Francisco police officers are among the highest paid public employees in the city, but a proposal for the November ballot could bump the average officer pay even higher — to nearly $500,000 a year.

A proposed charter amendment that would allow some officers to defer their retirement in exchange for a pay bump — is the latest effort to slow down officer retirements as the city continues to face what police advocates say is a dire staffing crisis. The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted 8-3 to place the measure on the November ballot, with Supervisors Dean Preston, Hillary Ronen and Shamann Walton voting against.

San Francisco police officers are among the highest paid public employees in the city, but a proposal for the November ballot could bump the average officer pay even higher — to nearly $500,000 a year.

A proposed charter amendment that would allow some officers to defer their retirement in exchange for a pay bump — is the latest effort to slow down officer retirements as the city continues to face what police advocates say is a dire staffing crisis. The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted 8-3 to place the measure on the November ballot, with Supervisors Dean Preston, Hillary Ronen and Shamann Walton voting against.





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