The entire police force of a small Minnesotan city collectively resigned, potentially leaving the city of just over 1,000 people without a functioning police department, according to officials.
NBC News reported that all employees of the Goodhue Police Department quit their roles over pay issues, citing Mayor Ellen Anderson Buck, speaking at a City Council meeting on Monday.
The meeting was originally scheduled to discuss salary increases for the police department, but the mass resignation had already occurred when it took place, NBC News reported.
Goodhue Police Chief Josh Smith submitted his resignation on August 9, according to the Associated Press. His resignation will become official on August 23, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported.
At a July 26 council meeting, Smith said that other law enforcement agencies were trying to recruit him and his colleagues, according to NBC News.
He said that their hourly wage of $22 was considerably lower than the $30-per-hour minimum offered by other departments.
"There's zero incentive to come out here to a small town, low pay, being on call, affecting your free time and everything else," he said, per NBC News.
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