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
Sr. Financial Analyst
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Quarterly Overtime Report, 1/1/21 - 9/30/22
OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
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Review Quarterly Overtime Report, 1/1/21 - 9/30/22
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OUTCOMES:
Key highlights from the Quarterly Overtime Report include the following:
* Excluding unbudgeted costs that are fully reimbursable (i.e., related to the pandemic or development agreements):
o Citywide overtime costs are 178.2% of budget vs. 87.5% target for the biennium.
? Primarily driven by firefighter backfill due to vaccination mandate.
o Fire Department overtime costs are 193.6% of budget vs. 87.5% target for the biennium.
? Primarily driven by firefighter backfill due to vaccination mandate and new hire backfill during Fire Academy/Paramedic training.
o Police Department overtime costs are 143.9% of budget vs. 87.5% target for the biennium.
? Primarily driven by investigations of sensitive criminal cases and recruitment/testing for commissioned officer vacancies.
o All Other Departments' overtime costs are 114.9% of budget vs. 87.5% target for the biennium.
? Primarily driven by February 2021 and December 2021 snow events, water main breaks and SCADA issues, implementing a new business licensing application, opening a cooling shelter in during June 2021 heat dome, and Planning staff vacancies during a very high level of development activity.
* Looking at regular salaries and overtime costs together, excluding unbudgeted costs that are fully reimbursable (i.e., related to the pandemic or development agreements)...
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