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Budget panel trims SFFD overtime by $550,000 after budget analyst and department present differing calculations
Summary
After an extended exchange over methodology and minimum-staffing risks, the committee voted 4'1 to accept the budget analyst's recommendation to reduce the Fire Department's overtime budget by $550,000, with supervisors cautioning about the potential need for a supplemental appropriation if services are strained.
The Budget & Finance Committee voted to reduce the Fire Department's proposed overtime budget by $550,000 for FY2010'11 after a lengthy hearing that highlighted differing calculations between the budget analyst and fire department finance staff.
Budget analyst Stefan Campbell told the committee that a multi-year review of overtime spending, potential MOU wage adjustments and anticipated reductions in equipment-related overtime supported a recommended overtime need of about $18.9 million,…
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