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Green Bay committee hears midyear overtime report; fire overtime rose after multi‑week blaze
Summary
City staff told the committee that general‑fund overtime through June was running above budget at about $4.0 million versus a $3.1 million budget; the Fire Department said a major multi‑week fire accounted for $122,602.49 and 1,900 hours of overtime.
City staff presented a midyear general‑fund overtime report July 14 showing overtime trending above the 2026 budget. Through June, staff reported roughly $4,000,000 in overtime compared with a budgeted $3.1 million, and committee members requested department‑by‑department context.
Departments detailed drivers behind the overtime numbers. The clerk’s office tied overtime earlier in the year to vacancies; elections overtime reflected the election season (about 50% through), and finance and IT said they provide backup and on‑call responses for outages. The Department of Public Works said storm responses have pushed overtime higher and that mechanic vacancies remain a concern.
The Fire Department reported it had spent 73.8% of its overtime budget through mid‑July, driven in part by a large multi‑week fire incident that the department said totaled $122,602.49, involved about 1,900 hours and 105 personnel. The fire representative noted training, shift changes and leave (including FMLA and military leave) also contributed to overtime and said some specialty training accounted for roughly $46,000 of overtime. "If you pull that one out...it would be about down to 63.8%," the department representative said of the major incident.
Committee members discussed which overtime is tracked in the general fund versus reimbursable events; staff clarified that special events overtime, grant‑funded overtime and Packer‑related overtime are not included in the general‑fund overtime figure reported to the committee. After discussion, the committee voted to accept the midyear overtime report.
Committee members asked staff to bring continued monitoring and, where appropriate, contingency requests if departments expect further overages later in the year.
