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Police overtime: majority is mandatory staffing; city updates policies and eyes new timekeeping system
Summary
Police officials told the subcommittee mandatory overtime accounted for 81% of sworn overtime in FY24–25, driven largely by minimum staffing; staff described policy changes, a legacy overtime system replacement and the financial pressures created by higher overtime costs and pension rates.
Phoenix Police Department officials and budget staff briefed the subcommittee on the department’s overtime usage, drivers and budget impact, and described policy and technical changes intended to improve control and forecasting.
Assistant Director Jody Wolf and Deputy Budget Director Aaron Mertz presented a breakdown of sworn overtime for fiscal year 2024–25 and described measures the department has taken to manage overtime. Wolf said mandatory overtime — primarily used to cover minimum staffing gaps, call-outs and holdovers — accounted for 81% of sworn overtime in FY24–25 while discretionary overtime (training, case work, pre-briefs and similar planned activities) accounted for 19%.
The nut graf: city staff…
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