Arkansas police officers may be granted more overtime pay
Fort Smith, Arkansas, city administrator Ray Gosack's recent proposal regarding bringing overtime pay practices for police officers in line with those for other city employees is set to be reviewed by the town's Board of Directors, according to the Fort Smith Times Record.
Currently, members of the city's police force receive time-and-a-half for working more than 43 hours a week. In comparison, other city employees are paid time-and-a-half after working more than 40 hours.
If passed, the proposal - which Gosack drafted with Police Chief Kevin Lindsey - would roll out annual lowerings of the weekly threshold by one hour until 2013, at which point the earnings of all employees on the city's payroll will be equalized.
The news source reports that the first one-hour reduction, which would take place next month, would cost an estimated $53,000.
If funding for all three stages of the process are approved and implemented, an approximate $365,000 will need to be added to the department's budget.
The FSPD was recently in the news for a different reason. Local attorney Brian Meadors accused city officials of using the police department to serve subpoenas against local citizens who signed a petition in favor of a new tax, the newspaper reports.
Currently, members of the city's police force receive time-and-a-half for working more than 43 hours a week. In comparison, other city employees are paid time-and-a-half after working more than 40 hours.
If passed, the proposal - which Gosack drafted with Police Chief Kevin Lindsey - would roll out annual lowerings of the weekly threshold by one hour until 2013, at which point the earnings of all employees on the city's payroll will be equalized.
The news source reports that the first one-hour reduction, which would take place next month, would cost an estimated $53,000.
If funding for all three stages of the process are approved and implemented, an approximate $365,000 will need to be added to the department's budget.
The FSPD was recently in the news for a different reason. Local attorney Brian Meadors accused city officials of using the police department to serve subpoenas against local citizens who signed a petition in favor of a new tax, the newspaper reports.
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