by 0-UserSubmitted | Mar 9, 2026
Join us for a special evening of community and celebration at Barbour Springs Waterside Events, featuring a sunset dinner and classic country favorites performed live by Antique Outlaws. Designed to strengthen bonds across our public safety community through meaningful connection.
Event Tickets
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Distinguished Keynote: We are honored to welcome North Carolina SBI Director Chip Hawley, who will share his insights on building community resilience and the essential role that public safety families play in our state’s success.
The Gathering Serves as a Platform: for public safety and community leaders statewide to engage in strategic networking and collaborative partnership building .
The Signature Moment: In our evening’s centerpiece, we will pay tribute to local heroes. These extraordinary individuals embody the dedication and heart of our community, and we look forward to honoring their service together.
by Peyton Masilun | Jun 11, 2025 | Buzz, June 2025
City boosts pay—no tax hike, but fees rise.
Tax hike? Not this time. Raleigh’s newly approved $1.78 billion FY2026 budget delivers big wins for city employees and public services—without raising property taxes.
While Wake County raised property taxes in its $2.1B plan, Raleigh took a different route—investing in the people who power the city without asking homeowners to cough up more, holding the rate steady at 35.5 cents per $100 of value.
But fees? Expect to see a ~$4/month bump in water, stormwater and solid waste bills—which mixed with some classic belt-tightening helped fund a $350M boost over last year’s $1.43B budget.
More than lip service, it’s all part of City Manager Marchell Adams-David’s theme for the year: Our Greatest Asset: Our Workforce. A $35M compensation study rollout will overhaul pay for 450+ job types, boosting salaries for 7,000+ city employees. Firefighters, police and telecommunicators will score double-digit bumps, with across-the-board pay hikes baked in for full- and part-time staff.
Budget Highlight Reel
- Raises, Raises, Raises
- +11% Nonexempt + public safety employees
- +9% Exempt employees
- +5% Part-time staff
- Public Safety’s Payout
- +11% Firefighters starting pay
- +11% Police Officers
- +17% Telecommunicators
- Strategic Spending
- $600K Cybersecurity
- $1.3M Second Fire Academy
- $20.8M Capital upgrades across city departments
- Fee Increases
- +$1.91 Water
- +$0.57 Stormwater
- +$1.85 Solid waste
