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Committee examines police and fire overtime, questions staffing and funding options
Summary
Members reviewed overtime spending in police and fire budgets and discussed whether overtime could be redirected to fund additional permanent positions; they also raised safety concerns about extended shift work.
Advisory Committee members reviewed police and fire overtime and pressed for options to reduce overtime by funding permanent positions. Liz said overtime paid by the police and fire departments was large enough that it could be used to hire additional staff. "The dollar amount paid out in overtime would cover a full-time paramedic and cover another full-time police officer," she said. Members asked for clarity on how overtime is calculated…
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