Metro Board adopts mandatory-overtime general order as staffing backstop

Aug 7, 2026

After staff described legal limits and seniority rules, the Metro Board approved creating a general order to permit limited mandatory overtime in specified circumstances, with statutory exemptions acknowledged by the department.

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The Metro Board approved a general order to allow limited mandatory overtime as a staffing backstop when shifts cannot be filled voluntarily.

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