Police chief's pay, Acadiana Crime Lab on Patterson council agenda

The Patterson City Council will consider a request from Police Chief Garrett Grogan for a 38% increase in pay at Tuesday’s meeting.

Grogan seeks a raise from $54,000 a year to $75,000.

Patterson voters cleared the way March 26 for Grogan to get the raise immediately. They passed a charter amendment that allows the chief to receive a pay raise in the same four-year term in which the council approves the hike.

Before the amendment, pay cuts or raises for the chief had to wait until after the end of the term in which the change was approved.

Also Tuesday, the board will consider final action on leasing space at the Community Center to 100 Black Men of St. Mary Parish and may take the first step toward prohibiting farm animals larger than chickens from being kept in the city limits.

The council will also be asked to introduce the city’s 2022-23 budget. And District Attorney Bo Duhe, who has been asking local governments to support funding for a new Acadiana

Crime Lab headquarters, is on the agenda along with a resolution to support the project.

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