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Subcommittee trims and forwards several overtime reappropriations; DPH seeks large supplemental to cover revenue and salary shortfalls
Summary
Members approved analyst-recommended reductions to requested overtime reappropriations for the Fire and Police departments, forwarded items 7 and 8 as requested, continued an item on nurse salaries for one week, and discussed a Department of Public Health supplemental that uses SB 1128 funds and a $27M reserve to cover state revenue losses and debt service.
The Budget and Finance Subcommittee considered multiple budget ordinances (items 5–9) that would reallocate salary and fringe lines to cover projected overtime increases in Fire, Police and Public Utilities and would address Department of Public Health revenue and salary shortfalls.
Key outcomes: • Fire Department (Item 5): The Fire Department originally requested an $8.5 million reallocation from salaries/fringe into overtime. Chief Joanne Hayes‑White and the controller presented an alternate seasonal projection that reduced the need; the committee amended the request to $6,672,963 to reflect that seasonality and sent the item…
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