Ocean Shores committee weighs pay for reserve officer at special events
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The Ocean Shores Public Safety Committee reviewed a proposal to compensate the city’s single reserve officer for event work beyond the required 20 monthly hours, funded from the police department’s overtime budget and estimated at about $4,500 a year.
The Ocean Shores Public Safety Committee on Dec. 16 discussed a proposal to pay the city’s reserve officer for work at special events after the officer meets mandated monthly hours, the acting police chief said.
“The only item we have on the agenda is we are seeking compensation, for our reserve officer, for anything that they work in addition to their mandated, 20 hours monthly,” the acting police chief said. He told the committee the pay would come from the department’s existing overtime budget and would apply only after a reserve officer completed the required 20 hours in a month.
The acting police chief listed events that could trigger paid hours — the Fourth of July, parades, prisoner transports and other city events — and estimated an annual total of roughly 72 to 75 event hours, “which, works out to be about 4500 dollars, a year.” He said the proposed rate would be lower than overtime rates for full‑time commissioned officers.
Moderator questions confirmed the proposal applies to a single reserve officer. No formal motion or vote was recorded in the meeting transcript; committee members present raised no objections during the discussion.
Next steps were not specified on the record; the committee did not take a formal vote during the session.