Finance department completes fire overtime review; police review underway to evaluate hiring needs

Finance staff reported that a preliminary audit of fire-department overtime is complete and that the draft has been finalized for internal review and union review. The presenter said they removed the 'draft' label from the fire audit and will share it with the union and departments; the police overtime review will follow and then public-works.

Staff explained the police overtime review will examine whether overtime spikes are short-term (e.g., due to two officers in academy and one injured officer) or likely to persist, and whether hiring two officers from the academy would be more cost-effective than continued overtime. The mayor and city administrator will review findings before any personnel requests are brought to council.