Overtime waivers are exceeding San Francisco's budget
Waivers for San Francisco's 624-hour overtime cap are contributing to the city exceeding overtime budget by nearly $40 million this year, according to the San Francisco Examiner. The city claims that paying existing employees for overtime is cheaper than hiring additional workers.
"Overtime has increased as there are less members working, while we have regular salary savings with less people on staff," Fire Department spokesman Mindy Talmadge told the news source.
The 624-hour cap was instated in 2008 to combat budget shortfalls and increasing costs after it was discovered that employees were more than doubling their salaries in overtime pay. But waivers can be obtained by request - as was done by 74 employees of the Municipal Transportation Authority, Fire Department and Sheriff's Department in the first half of the fiscal year.
According to SF Weekly, exemptions to the cap can include cases where only a small number of employees are qualified to perform certain tasks, as well as using overtime hours for training. Of the workers who applied for a waiver, only one - a secretary for the Municipal Transportation Authority - was denied.
"Overtime has increased as there are less members working, while we have regular salary savings with less people on staff," Fire Department spokesman Mindy Talmadge told the news source.
The 624-hour cap was instated in 2008 to combat budget shortfalls and increasing costs after it was discovered that employees were more than doubling their salaries in overtime pay. But waivers can be obtained by request - as was done by 74 employees of the Municipal Transportation Authority, Fire Department and Sheriff's Department in the first half of the fiscal year.
According to SF Weekly, exemptions to the cap can include cases where only a small number of employees are qualified to perform certain tasks, as well as using overtime hours for training. Of the workers who applied for a waiver, only one - a secretary for the Municipal Transportation Authority - was denied.
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