Ohio State University police chief defends overtime employee attendance payouts
According to a recent investigation by the Dayton Daily News, 16 police officers employed by Ohio State University made more than $100,000 in overtime last year. Five of the officers earned more than OSU's police chief, Paul Denton.
Denton defended the school's time and attendance policies, pointing out that the figures are similar to other police departments in the state. He added that more than half of the total overtime employee attendance earned was reimbursed by other agencies.
In response to a suggestion by Senator Peggy Lehner, a Kettering Republican, that it would be cheaper to hire additional officers, Denton said it's more cost-effective to pay overtime than expand the workforce. Specifically, he cited training costs and vacation allowances as extra expenditures associated with new members of staff, the news source reports.
Elsewhere in the country, Cook County, Illinois, is having its own troubles with keeping overtime costs down, according to the Chicago News Cooperative. The county is 50 percent over budget, with its health and hospital system spending almost the entirety of its overtime funds in the first half of the year.
Denton defended the school's time and attendance policies, pointing out that the figures are similar to other police departments in the state. He added that more than half of the total overtime employee attendance earned was reimbursed by other agencies.
In response to a suggestion by Senator Peggy Lehner, a Kettering Republican, that it would be cheaper to hire additional officers, Denton said it's more cost-effective to pay overtime than expand the workforce. Specifically, he cited training costs and vacation allowances as extra expenditures associated with new members of staff, the news source reports.
Elsewhere in the country, Cook County, Illinois, is having its own troubles with keeping overtime costs down, according to the Chicago News Cooperative. The county is 50 percent over budget, with its health and hospital system spending almost the entirety of its overtime funds in the first half of the year.
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