Comments on: Overtime http://www.undergroundtownhall.com/archives/overtime Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:05:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robbie http://www.undergroundtownhall.com/archives/overtime#comment-1691 Robbie Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:08:14 +0000 http://www.undergroundtownhall.com/?p=8112#comment-1691 First of all a clarification. Overtime and Extra-Duty are not interchangeable. Overtime is included in the operating budget. Extra-Duty is a pass-through, which is billed to an outside party and for which the Town adds on an Admin fee per hour and sales tax where applicable. Relay For Life, high school sports, park concerts, road construction, etc. are examples of Extra-Duty type jobs. The Fall Festival police coverage is overtime and became the Town's in-kind donation, as they are members of the Chamber of Commerce and this is truly a town-wide event. The decision of how many officers to be assigned to a public entertainment or sporting event is up to the Chief of Police, per State Statutes. You can opine all you like on what is the correct number of officers assigned, but the liability comes back to the Chief and likewise the Town. Finally, regarding training and overtime in general, a word of explanation. There is a calculation, that tells you how many persons it takes to fill one position. This would mostly pertain to Patrol Division officers. It takes into account various factors that take an officer away from the job, such as, weekly days off, vacation, sick time, training, etc. You would probably be shocked to learn that you need just under 1.7 bodies to staff one (1) position. First of all a clarification. Overtime and Extra-Duty are not interchangeable. Overtime is included in the operating budget. Extra-Duty is a pass-through, which is billed to an outside party and for which the Town adds on an Admin fee per hour and sales tax where applicable.

Relay For Life, high school sports, park concerts, road construction, etc. are examples of Extra-Duty type jobs. The Fall Festival police coverage is overtime and became the Town’s in-kind donation, as they are members of the Chamber of Commerce and this is truly a town-wide event.

The decision of how many officers to be assigned to a public entertainment or sporting event is up to the Chief of Police, per State Statutes. You can opine all you like on what is the correct number of officers assigned, but the liability comes back to the Chief and likewise the Town.

Finally, regarding training and overtime in general, a word of explanation. There is a calculation, that tells you how many persons it takes to fill one position. This would mostly pertain to Patrol Division officers. It takes into account various factors that take an officer away from the job, such as, weekly days off, vacation, sick time, training, etc. You would probably be shocked to learn that you need just under 1.7 bodies to staff one (1) position.

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