Дефицит кадров в полиции Джефферсон-Сити привел к перерасходу бюджета на сверхурочные выплаты

Отдел полиции Джефферсон-Сити потратил на сверхурочные более 320 тысяч долларов, превысив запланированный бюджет из-за нехватки сотрудников и травм. Начальник полиции Эрик Вильд объяснил ситуацию перераспределением резервов от вакантных должностей, однако городские власти отказали в дополнительном финансировании на следующий год.

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The Jefferson City Police Department has spent significantly more than budgeted on overtime this fiscal year, as staffing shortages continue to put a strain on the department. JCPD budgeted $235,885 for overtime and $13,275 for "overtime straight pay" this fiscal year. The department has already spent $320,946 on overtime and $15,800 on overtime straight pay, according to information presented during Thursday's Budget Committee meeting. The city's 2026 fiscal year ends Nov. 1. Police Chief Eric Wilde said the department uses savings from vacant positions to help cover the additional overtime costs. JCPD currently has nine vacant positions, Wilde told the Public Safety Committee on Thursday. The department also has several officers out for extended periods because of injuries, requiring officers from special units to be reassigned to patrol. "That on top of our vacancies is really causing a lot of strain on the the patrol out there. We're having to move some folks around and make sure the streets are covered," Wilde said. Wilde said JCPD recently had its largest police academy class "in a long time," with five new officers. In Missouri, employees earn 1½ times their regular rate for each hour worked after 40 hours in a week, according to city policy. Some employees are exempt from overtime pay laws. Exempt employees often are in managerial or specialized positions. City documents state police captains, the chief and lieutenants are exempt, while police information clerks, officers and sergeants are non-exempt. For 2027, JCPD requested an additional $100,000 in overtime pay and $4,600 in overtime straight pay. Both requests were denied in the proposed budget. The police department manages five separate budgets: general operations, the school resource officer program, the MUSTANG drug task force, animal control and 911 operations. The general operations budget includes operations, special services and support services. Wilde said the department uses savings from vacant positions to help cover overtime costs. City Administrator Brian Crane said JCPD's vacancy savings have helped the city cover other expenses in the past. In recent years, the city has needed to appropriate significant funds -- up to $2.4 million in 2023 -- to cover employee health insurance expenses. "Those savings that we've had ... has been the only way we were able to get out of the hole for some of our health insurance years where we didn't have that funds," Crane said.