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Council weighs fire overtime, part‑time hires and a reshaped incentive pay schedule
Summary
Chief and staff explained plans to expand part‑time firefighter rosters to reduce overtime, described mandatory overtime linked to schedules, and proposed cleaning up the department incentive‑pay schedule at a projected modest net cost.
Fire staffing and overtime dominated a large portion of the Aug. 14 budget workshop discussion as staff balanced higher salary lines, proposed part‑time hires and overtime controls. Payroll mechanics and overtime drivers: Chief Burnside and finance staff explained that the fire schedule and state scheduling practices produce mandatory overtime. "Right now, you have 240 hours per employee that is being paid out in mandatory overtime," the chief said, noting that roughly $103,000 of the line item is mandatory overtime tied to scheduling rules and shift structures. Staff described prior spending patterns and said that increased part‑time staffing…
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