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Madison updates police overtime policy to pay call-outs, staff estimate $6,000 annual impact
Summary
The commission approved a change to police department personnel policy guaranteeing overtime pay for officers called in or held over for emergencies regardless of scheduled leave; staff estimated a full payout would cost about $6,000 a year, with much of that likely taken as comp time.
The Madison City Commission approved an update to the police department employee benefits policy to ensure officers receive overtime pay when called in or held over for emergencies, regardless of scheduled vacation or sick time.
Jameson described the proposed subsection (1.6.7) as aligning police practice with other departments. He said that in a six-month sample period last year, if all extra hours had been paid at overtime rates the cost would have been about $6,000, but staff expect a substantial portion of extra hours to be taken as compensatory time rather than payout. "If all those hours were paid out at overtime, it would be about $6,000," he said.
The change mirrors language in the union agreement used to define emergency and would take effect in the pay period following approval. The commission approved the update by voice vote.
