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Charleston police chief cites coding, special events after council flags $3.3M overtime
Summary
Police Chief Dempsey told the Public Safety Committee that coding errors and special-event staffing explain much of the department's reported $3,300,000 in overtime for the past year and outlined recruiting gains and planned fleet and station projects.
Police Chief Dempsey told the Charleston Public Safety Committee on March 22 that a recent review shows pay-code misclassification and heavy staffing for special events account for much of the department's reported overtime this year, responding to a council member's concern that overtime had reached $3,300,000.
"We do have a policy for our overtime," Dempsey said, adding that some officers selected an administrative pay code when the time should have been coded differently. He said the department is running reports, directing senior staff to correct coding, and that deputy chiefs will add…
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