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You know it and I know it, too. When police officers and firefighters suit up for duty, when they honor their oath to \u201cprotect and serve\u201d the public, they are performing hazardous duty.<\/p>\n

We also know that as far as police work is concerned that there is no such thing as a \u201croutine traffic stop.\u201d<\/em> Firefighters know all too well that every emergency call they get \u2013 be it a medical or a fire emergency \u2013 that there\u2019s certainly nothing<\/em> routine about what they do.<\/p>\n

But we\u2019ve entered a new phase of hazardous duty and this week the Farmersville City Council acted on a request from Police Chief Mike Sullivan to compensate police officers with extra pay for extraordinarily hazardous duty related to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

The council approved an extension to an ordinance that declared a mayoral emergency declaration in Farmersville. The ordinance is now set to expire on May 15. However, the council agreed to pay police officers and two fire department officials extra money for the calls they answer while the nation is fighting the health outbreak.<\/p>\n

Farmersville reports 11 residents have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, although that number might change rapidly. When police and firefighters respond to a call, they well might be dealing up close with someone who is infected with the virus. That is why Sullivan sought the extra hazardous duty pay for his officers; Sullivan also included Fire Chief Kim Morris and Assistant Fire Chief Kevin Linsman among those first responders who should get the extra pay. Farmersville\u2019s fire department is a volunteer force, with just two paid full-time firefighters, Morris and Linsman.<\/p>\n

The city has approved a $13,000 payout over the next month to compensate the responders for the hazardous duty they are performing on behalf of the city\u2019s residents. The council will revisit the budget amendment over the next month; it might extend the hazardous duty pay if the city maintains its emergency declaration.<\/p>\n

This is a sound call. It speaks well of the City Council that it would respond readily to Chief Sullivan\u2019s request.<\/p>\n

I want to point out, too, that Sullivan didn\u2019t say a single self-serving word during his presentation about the potential danger his officers or the firefighters face when they suit up during this perilous time. He didn\u2019t need to say it. Indeed, everyone knows and certainly should appreciate what they do in service to the public.<\/p>\n\n

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