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Committee approves increase to special off-duty police rate to encourage senior officers
Summary
The committee approved raising the billed hourly rate for special off-duty police work from $60 to $70 (with officers receiving $60 and the City retaining $10) to encourage senior officers to sign up; implementation was proposed for January 2026 and applies to organizations that already budget for the service.
Police Chief Lyle Murray told the Personnel & Finance Committees on July 17 that the city’s special off-duty policing rate should increase to encourage senior officers to accept shifts.
Murray said the city has charged $60 per hour for special duty in recent years, with the officer receiving $50 and the city retaining $10 to cover insurance and taxes. He told the committee that, based on salaries of more senior officers, $50 per hour was not sufficient incentive. He proposed increasing the billed rate to $70 per hour so officers would receive $60 and the city would continue to retain $10 per hour to cover insurance and taxes, and suggested starting the change in January 2026 for organizations that already use and budget for the service.
The committee approved the request. The transcript does not include the exact motion language, mover/second, or a recorded vote tally, and does not specify steps for amending scheduling or contract documents.
