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Controller projects $142M in overtime for the year; DPH and Sheriff to seek supplementals
Summary
Controller Ben Rosenfield told the Budget & Finance Committee projected citywide overtime spending for the year is about $142 million (up roughly $12 million from last year), concentrated in five departments; DPH and the Sheriff will request supplemental appropriations, and reserve balances will be drawn down accordingly.
Controller Ben Rosenfield presented the monthly overtime report to the Budget and Finance Committee, explaining that the city projects approximately $142,000,000 in overtime spending across departments this fiscal year, up from $130,000,000 last year (about a $12 million increase). He noted that five departments (MTA, DPH, Sheriff, Fire and Police) account for about 88 percent of overtime spending citywide.
Rosenfield identified increases in overtime projections for the MTA (~$5M), Public Health (just under $2M) and Fire (~$6M), which together explain most of the $12M uptick. Police and the Sheriff’s Office showed projected declines versus the prior year. He said MTA, Fire and Police are absorbing their overtime within budget while DPH and the Sheriff’s Office are expected to need supplemental appropriations (Sheriff ~ $6M; Health Department in the 'teens' of millions), with the Sheriff supplemental expected to be a general fund request and Health Department supplementals backed by hospital revenues.
Rosenfield reported a $25,000,000 budgeted general fund reserve, with approximately $5,000,000 already committed to recent allocations, leaving a balance of roughly $20,000,000 in the current fiscal year; the expected supplemental requests would draw down that reserve further. He also noted the Board’s 624-hour per‑employee overtime cap (administered by DHR) and said 74 employees exceeded that cap this year; 70 received exemptions.
Supervisors asked for follow-up details on the four employees who exceeded the cap without an exemption and for the exact supplemental amounts; Rosenfield said the supplementals were being drafted and expected to be presented within the next two to three weeks. The committee voted to file the overtime report item without objection and adjourned the meeting.
