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Committee authorizes no-cost off-duty management contract for police staffing/payments
Summary
The Public Safety Committee approved authorization for a no-cost professional services contract with an off-duty management company to simplify officer off-duty employment payments and paperwork; the company will pay officers up front and the city incurs no cost, the police chief said.
The Tuscaloosa Public Safety Committee authorized the police department to enter a no-cost professional service contract with an off-duty management company to manage off-duty employment for officers.
"This is so we can swap software. The company that we're trying to swap over, there's no cost to us," the Police Chief said, describing the vendor's ability to pay officers up front and consolidate separate off-duty earnings into a single 1099 for each officer.
The chief said the vendor covers upfront payroll for officers assigned to off-duty employment and then recoups the cost from the customer who requests the officer, rather than the city paying those sums directly. Committee members asked clarifying questions about whether officers worked for other employers; the chief explained these are off-duty employment assignments handled through the management firm.
The chair called the vote; members present voiced support and the chair announced the motion passed. The committee recorded no additional conditions or budgetary impact because the company will pay upfront and the contract was presented as no cost to the city.
