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Officials point to payroll rollout and turnover for recent overtime spikes
Summary
Staff said recent overtime resulted from a payroll implementation and personnel turnover, requiring extra hours to process pay and train replacements; committee members flagged nearly $500,000 in salary lines and asked how to reduce overtime.
Committee members raised concerns about salary and overtime lines in the draft budget, noting a nearly $500,000 figure for salaries and an uptick in overtime.
Staff explained that much of the overtime stemmed from efforts to implement a new payroll system and to catch up after a failed payroll run: "When that failed, we then had to turn around and put all that information in before the next payroll... So there was a lot of overtime there." Staff also cited turnover requiring existing employees to work extra shifts while replacements were recruited and trained.
Members discussed potential strategies to reduce overtime, including hiring to fill vacancies and ensuring new software integrations reduce dual data entry that contributes to extra work.
