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FROM : CARL R. RODERICK, CHIEF OF POLICE
DATE : 01-11-89
SUBJECT: ANALYSIS OF OVERTIME FUNDS IN RELATION TO OTHER LOCAL DEPARTMENTS.
The following figures were derived from the 1988/89 working budgets of the
Tequesta, Jupiter, Juno Beach, Lake Park and Palm beach Gardens police
departments for overtime expenditures.
Department
Teguesta
Jupiter
Juno Beach
Lake Park
Pal m Beach Gardens
Overtime budget
$30,000
$176,840
$15,329
$39,941
$90,000
Eligible Emp.
18
64
10
27
58
Avg. Emp. Cost
$1,667
$2,763
$1,533
$1,479
$1,552
As the comparison shows, the Tequesta Police Department is not out of line
with the other departments in Overtime expenditures.
Several things could be pointed out with other departments that keep their
overtime down as low as it is. Juno Beach would operate with only One man on
the road during emergency situations such as taking a prisoner to jail when
�eeded, taking a DWI suspect to breath testing station, etc. The larger
-?partments have a luxury of larger squads to cover each shift. If a man calls
in sick, the rest of the working squad covers the missing mans zone. Tequesta
has to call someone in to cover for overtime on almost 75% of sick days.
The Tequesta police overtime budget did not go up from last year (FY 87/88)
and remained at $30,000 to cover expected pay increases. At this time we have
cut back in training at the range from Four times a year to Three. Hopefully
next year, a central DWI breath testing station will be located in the north
county area. This will eliminate further overtime expenditures for depositions
and court hearings by the breathalyzer maintenance man.