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Council delays police supplemental agreement, asks staff for work‑session analysis
Summary
After extended discussion about overtime, schedules and a vacant 13th officer position, the Windsor Heights City Council moved the police services supplemental agreement to a work session for more detail, citing staffing and cost questions.
Windsor Heights City Council deferred a decision on a proposed police services supplemental agreement on April 20, asking staff to present a fuller analysis at a work session. Councilmembers raised questions about scheduling options, overtime costs and the department’s authorized but currently unfilled 13th officer position.
At the meeting staff explained the proposal would shift some recurring overtime costs by scheduling changes and by adding a supplemental position. Councilmembers responded that simply shifting a detective back to patrol would not solve coverage gaps, and that detectives and supervisors could still be affected by illnesses or leaves. One councilmember estimated that continuing current coverage levels could cost about $84,000 in overtime across 16 pay periods if no changes are made.
Several members said they wanted more time and more detailed schedules—including options that would show what moving to 10‑hour versus 12‑hour shifts would mean for staffing and budgets—before approving an agreement. Staff agreed to prepare additional data and options and to bring the topic to a work session following the May 4 meeting.
