Sentences with phrase «reduce police overtime»

But beyond vowing to examine the budget for waste and inefficiencies, they've offered only general proposals to reduce police overtime, eliminate patronage jobs and cut outside legal contracts.

Republicans said they would replace the fee revenue by restructuring county debt; boosting estimates of sales tax revenue; using unspent money from the 2017 budget and reducing police overtime projections.

The additional officers will bring the size of the department to nearly 35,800 by July 1, 2016 and will cost an extra $ 170 million — an expense that will be offset by a required $ 70 million in savings by reducing police overtime.

Not exact matches

Democrats want to use $ 35 million in bond premiums — essentially money generated by borrowing more than needed at higher interest rates — and cutting police overtime by reopening two closed police precincts and reducing the use of outside counsel.

Acting Nassau Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, the county executive's pick to permanently lead the department, vowed Wednesday to keep focused on reducing crime, decreasing overtime spending, and starting a community - policing initiative.

Outside City Hall Wednesday, Bratton said the overtime in the mayor's preliminary budget helps the department compensate for reduced headcount — but like every police chief, if offered more cops, he'd use them.

She has strong union support, but is open to reducing costs, including minimum staffing provisions that increase police overtime.

Town Attorney Mario A. Giacobbe said having a temporary shelter in the town will help reduce police department overtime and avoid taking a patrol car off the road, «simply to take a dog to West Seneca, which could take up to two hours depending on traffic volume.»