Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Board briefed on overtime trends and excess-compensation limits; motion to take no further action adopted
Summary
An educational briefing found limited statewide overtime data, signs of increased hours among some LEOFF Plan 2 members, and data and administrative limits on enforcing excess-compensation rules. The board moved to take no further action on the issue.
The LEOFF Plan 2 board received an educational briefing on Sept. 24 about overtime use and the risk that sustained overtime could raise members'average final compensation and pension costs. Staff concluded statewide data are limited; DRS receives monthly hours and earnable compensation but not hourly rates, and the board voted to take no further action on the item.
Jacob White, staff to the board, told trustees there is no comprehensive statewide data feed of overtime paid to employers. "DRS does not receive overtime data from employers," White said. "There's no available data source for statewide data on overtime. What DRS does receive is the total number of hours worked and the earnable…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
