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Police payroll cleanup trims base salary but council approves overtime supplement
Summary
Finance prorated seven police payrolls, lowering base salary by about $382,000; administration requested a $150,000 overtime supplement after projecting roughly $1.27M in overtime for 2026. Council consented to the revised police page.
Finance staff presented a corrected police salary worksheet, explaining that retirements and mid‑year hires should be prorated. The cleanup affects base salary and associated compensation lines (longevity, holiday, allowances) and trims the department’s base salary by about $382,000.
At the same time, the police overtime projection—based on average actuals from the first 15 payrolls—put year‑end overtime near $1.27 million. Because that projection left a shortfall in the introduced overtime appropriation, administration requested an additional $150,000 to cover the likely deficit. The CFO summarized the revised departmental ask as $15,732,670 after these changes.
A council consent vote approved the revised police worksheet, and the administration agreed to provide further scheduling analysis and monthly overtime reporting to the council.
