Athens-Clarke County is now offering hiring incentives to attract new police officers and sheriff’s deputies.
Rookies hired by the Athens-Clarke County Police Department and the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office will incrementally receive the incentives.
Following satisfactory performance reviews, they will receive $1,000 after completing three, then five, and finally 12 months of employment.
The incentive payments will be in addition to the base starting salary of $33,913 for police officers and $34,811 for deputies.