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Council presses DSNY on overtime, retention and efforts to rein in costs
Summary
Council members pressed the Department of Sanitation about high overtime spending, asking for vacancy and overtime‑hour breakdowns; DSNY said average uniform overtime was about 225 hours per employee in FY25 and described weekly monitoring of top overtime earners and bureau-level reviews.
At a New York City Council budget hearing, committee members probed the Department of Sanitation’s reliance on overtime and the agency’s retention and hiring practices.
Acting Commissioner Javier Luham said DSNY is “currently staffed for all uniform positions” with a civilian vacancy of a little over 3%. He told the committee that, for fiscal year 25, the average overtime hours per uniformed employee were about 225 hours and that snow…
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