"I live here, I'm raising my kids here. I'm a taxpayer, so it affects me. I want to have the best systems online for our department to be successful so we can properly track it."
"We have to hold our commanders responsible for ensuring the supervisors are monitoring and properly supervising the officers, all the way from the bottom to the top."
"OPD has cited two central problems as drivers of runaway overtime spending: its staffing shortage and its lack of a real-time, digitized tracking system."
Interim Police Chief James Beere issued a special order in mid-February cancelling all discretionary overtime spending, requiring chief's office approval for unbudgeted overtime use. The policy changes include mandatory officer tracking of overtime shifts and transparency requirements for highest and lowest paid staff. These reforms follow an investigation revealing one officer received nearly $500,000 in overtime pay in 2024, exposing significant gaps in OPD's recordkeeping and overtime management. OPD has historically overspent millions annually on overtime due to staffing shortages and lack of real-time digital tracking. A new digital system is expected by December next year, but Beere emphasized commanders must immediately improve oversight and supervision to control overtime spending.
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