Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens announced Wednesday that the city's police officers and several other ranks within the Atlanta Police Department would be receiving a $4,000 retention bonus.
The $4,000 retention bonus will be paid to APD officers, investigators, sergeants, lieutenants. All APD officers will also receive a 2 percent cost-of-living increase, 11 Alive reports.
According to Dickens' office, the money will come from reallocations of Atlanta's American Rescue Plan funds.