TO: Committee of the Whole - Finance, Administration, and Communications
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
Finance
Chip Corder
425-556-2189
DEPARTMENT STAFF:
Finance
Marissa Flynn
Senior Financial Analyst
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Quarterly Overtime Report, 1/1/21 - 3/31/22
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Review Quarterly Overtime Report, 1/1/21 - 3/31/22.
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Key highlights from the Quarterly Overtime Report include the following:
* Excluding unbudgeted costs that are fully reimbursable (i.e., related to the pandemic and development agreements):
o Citywide overtime costs are 117.6% of budget vs. 62.5% biennial target
* Primarily driven by Fire and Police pandemic response and firefighter backfill due to vaccination mandate
o Fire Department overtime costs are 130.2% of budget vs. 62.5% biennial target
* Primarily driven by pandemic response, firefighter backfill due to vaccination mandate, and backfill for new hires during Fire Academy/ Paramedic training
o Police Department overtime costs are 70.5% of budget vs. 62.5% biennial target
* Primarily driven by pandemic response, investigations of sensitive criminal cases, and recruitment/testing for commissioned officer vacancies
o All Other Departments overtime costs are 83.8% of budget vs. 62.5% biennial target
* Primarily driven by Feb 2021 and Dec 2021 snow events, implementing new business licensing application, opening a cooling shelter in summer of 2021, and Planning staff vacancies amidst high level of development activity
* Regular salaries + overtime costs, excluding unbudgeted costs that are fully reimbursable (i.e., related to the pandemic and development agreements):
o Fire Department costs are 66.9% of bud...
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