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Chief Adams urges higher reserve officer pay to avoid overtime costs
Summary
Chief Addison Adams asked the Council to raise reserve officer pay from about $22/hour to roughly $32/hour to improve recruitment and reduce costly mandatory overtime (overage cited at about $59/hour); Council expressed support but took no vote.
Parowan Police Chief Addison Adams told the Council that the current reserve-officer pay rate (about $22 per hour) makes it difficult to recruit officers for extra shifts and contributes to increased mandatory overtime for full-time staff. Adams requested raising the reserve rate to approximately $32 per hour; Manager Dan Jessen said historical data show reserves covered very few shifts last year and that increasing reserve pay should reduce overtime expenses, which he said cost just over $59 per hour when time-and-a-half is applied.
Councilmembers heard the discussion during a work-session item and expressed general support for the direction, but no formal vote was taken. Staff will study budget implications and return with a formal proposal if needed.
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