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Council wrestles with policing costs for expanded DORA; overtime could rise by roughly $130K
Summary
Council members pressed the mayor and police chief on how extended DORA hours would be staffed and financed, noting 2025 police overtime was about $132,000 and warning the new program could roughly double overtime needs without a funding plan.
Council members questioned the mayor and police chief about the budgetary effects of expanding the downtown DORA and whether police staffing for the proposed weekend hours would require sustained overtime funding. A council member noted the city spent about $132,000 on police overtime in 2025 and asked if adding DORA coverage could double that amount.
The mayor and police chief said the program would likely rely on overtime and that any sustained increase would require returning to council for funding. The police chief described a staffing approach focused on foot patrol in the DORA area and warned that differing hours across days could cause public confusion. “We would elect to have an officer in that area,” the police chief said, noting staffing would be voluntary first and could become an overtime assignment if needed. Council members said they expected a clearer funding plan if the expanded hours remain in effect.
