Wilmington police chief hopes to boost morale

WILMINGTON, NC (StarNewsOnline) — Wilmington’s police chief has a plan to address a pay program that’s breeding discontent.

Chief Ralph Evangelous wants to fix what’s known as pay compression using salary money budgeted in the city’s upcoming annual budget. During the economic downturn, the city stopped giving raises. In recent years, city budgets have carved out money for employee compensation increases.

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