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Police and fire drive biennial overtime overages; citywide net under budget after salary savings, officials say
Summary
Finance staff reported Feb. 11 that overtime across the 2023–24 biennium totaled about $13.1 million versus a $9.3 million budget; police and fire were the primary drivers, but after salary‑savings adjustments the citywide result was reported as $4.4 million under budget. Fire staffing separations and academy pipeline were discussed as factors.
Deputy Finance Director Harita Nara and Senior Financial Analyst Daniel Morgan presented the city’s 2024 fourth-quarter overtime report to the Finance, Administration and Communications Committee on Feb. 11. The report covered the 2023–24 biennium and identified police and fire as the primary drivers of overtime cost increases.
Morgan said overtime during the biennium totaled $13.1 million compared with a $9.3 million budget. Excluding reimbursable costs, the report shows $3.1 million over budget; after accounting for salary savings and similar adjustments the packet stated a citywide net of $4.4 million under budget. Morgan noted the bomb cyclone incident…
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