Arkansas city lowers qualification for police overtime
The Fort Smith, Arkansas, board of directors recently approved an overtime policy change for the city's police officers, The City Wire reports.
Despite the fact that majority of other public employees become eligible for overtime after they have worked 40 hours per week, members of the police force must work 43 hours over the same time period before reaching the overtime threshold.
The Fort Smith annual police budget would be increased by more than $365,000 if the threshold were reduced from 43 hours to 40. Under a recommendation from City Administrator Ray Gosack, it will be reduced incrementally over the next three years. A reduction from 43 hours to 42 hours will take place next month. This will increase the budget by approximately $53,000, the news source reports.
The next reduction will take place in January 2012, when the threshold will be lowered by another hour. This will be repeated a year later, at which point the end goal will be reached.
The city council of Scottsdale, Arizona, recently approved a new overtime policy of its own. The Arizona Republic reports that the measure exempts non-worked hours, such as vacation time and sick leave, from contributing to the total hours on an officer's payroll.
Despite the fact that majority of other public employees become eligible for overtime after they have worked 40 hours per week, members of the police force must work 43 hours over the same time period before reaching the overtime threshold.
The Fort Smith annual police budget would be increased by more than $365,000 if the threshold were reduced from 43 hours to 40. Under a recommendation from City Administrator Ray Gosack, it will be reduced incrementally over the next three years. A reduction from 43 hours to 42 hours will take place next month. This will increase the budget by approximately $53,000, the news source reports.
The next reduction will take place in January 2012, when the threshold will be lowered by another hour. This will be repeated a year later, at which point the end goal will be reached.
The city council of Scottsdale, Arizona, recently approved a new overtime policy of its own. The Arizona Republic reports that the measure exempts non-worked hours, such as vacation time and sick leave, from contributing to the total hours on an officer's payroll.
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