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Supervisors press city departments on $40 million overtime overrun; MTA and fire face closest scrutiny
Summary
At an April 14 hearing, the City and County of San Francisco's audit committee heard that citywide overtime is projected about $40 million over budget for FY2010-11; supervisors pressed departments on staffing, exemptions and budgeting and agreed to continue the item for follow-up, including a detailed MTA presentation.
San Francisco ' At a Government Audit and Oversight Committee hearing April 14, deputies from the Controller's Office and department finance and human-resources officials told supervisors the city now projects roughly $40,000,000 in overtime spending above what was budgeted for FY2010-11.
Deputy Controller Monique Zamuda said the figure is a straight-line projection based on about seven months of payroll data and that the five departments that account for most overtime are the Municipal Transportation Agency, Fire Department, Police Department, Department of Public Health and the Sheriff's Department. "These projections should be used only as a starting point," Zamuda said, and the controller will continue to produce monthly and biannual overtime reports.
The committee focused on two trouble spots. Terry Williams, deputy chief financial officer for the MTA, said…
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