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1 results foundAuthor: San Jose (CA). Office of the City Auditor Title: Police Overtime: The San Jose Police Department Relies on Overtime to Patrol the City Due to Unprecedented Vacancies Summary: The San Jose Police Department has seen a significant increase in vacant positions. As the vacancies have increased, the Department has increasingly relied on overtime to staff regular operations. Overtime hours have increased as the Department works to patrol the City using limited staff. This increase has resulted in higher officer workload and overtime costs. As a result of the sharp increase in Department vacancies, the remaining sworn employees have shouldered an increased workload to back-fill for vacant positions. The average overtime worked by sworn personnel has doubled from 225 hours of overtime in calendar year 2008 to 450 hours in 2015. In comparison, in FY 2015-16, sworn personnel in Los Angeles and San Francisco worked about 100 hours of city overtime or less - less than a quarter of the average in San Jose. In terms of weekly amounts, sworn personnel in San Jose are working, on average, over 8.5 hours per week in overtime - nearly an extra shift. Moreover, the amount of overtime worked in the Department, despite its large volume, still does not cover the workload gap caused by high vacancies. On August 30, 2016, the City Council approved declaration of an emergency under the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act at the request of the Chief of Police to allow him the flexibility to move additional staff onto patrol. In addition, with increases in officer workload, changes in the sick leave payout policy, and a reduced ability to take vacation time, sick leave usage has increased significantly. The pattern of usage (heavier on weekends and during the summer months) indicates the potential use of sick leave to take time off in lieu of vacation or comp time. In our opinion, the Department needs to remind its staff about the City's sick leave policy, including the allowed uses of sick leave, and the impact that inappropriate sick leave use has on other officers. Further, the Department should evaluate interest in expanding the shift swap program and if sufficient interest exists, consider centralizing the process in eResource or another software solution; implement previous audit recommendations to civilianize positions in the Department; and establish a retiree-rehire program to help cope with spiraling vacancies in the Department. These items may be subject to the City's meet and confer process. Details: San Jose, CA: Office of the City Auditor, 2016. 71p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed June 21, 2017 at: http://www.sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/60924 Year: 2016 Country: United States URL: http://www.sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/60924 Shelf Number: 146334 Keywords: Costs of PolicingPolice AdministrationPolice OvertimePolice PersonnelPolice Recruitment |