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Council questions police overtime funding after staff warns swap to one‑time would lower future base by $1.5 million
Summary
Councilor Zimmerman pressed staff on whether an ongoing overtime line exists for the Portland Police Bureau; administration said the bureau currently funds overtime in part from vacancy savings and that converting ongoing overtime support to one‑time resources would reduce the 2026‑27 base by about $1.5 million.
Councilor Sam Zimmerman asked whether an "ongoing overtime fund" exists for the Portland Police Bureau and whether an amendment that reallocated ongoing overtime support to one‑time funds would be coherent and sustainable.
Deputy City Administrator Mike Myers said the police bureau uses a vacancy factor — the savings tied to funded but vacant positions — along with budgeted overtime resources to pay overtime. He cautioned that shifting ongoing funding into one‑time funds could…
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