Officers to be paid for suiting up
Eighty Santa Rosa police officers will receive an average of $2,000 each for unpaid time they spent getting ready for work.
The officers will get the money as part of a settlement of a lawsuit they filed against the city seeking pay for the time it takes to put on and take off their uniforms, bulletproof vests and other safety equipment.
The $240,000 settlement was unanimously approved by the City Council on Tuesday.
The officers had sought $4.4 million in their lawsuit filed in federal court in November 2006.
The settlement has also led to a new policy that sets aside 10 minutes at the start and end of each shift for officers to get dressed and perform other functions previously done before and after work.
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