HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 8943INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
No. 8943
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council Date: May 20, 2008
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5 SUBJECT: FIRST QUARTER REPORT ON OVERTIME WORKED IN 2008
The Human Resources Department tracks the amount of overtime worked by City employees to monitor
the effectiveness of procedures implemented to control overtime costs in City Departments. Per Council
direction, a summary of the overtime activity for the three departments with the highest use of overtime
will be provided on a quarterly basis.
The first report you received was for third quarter 2007. Due to a reporting oversight, we did not provide a
report for fourth quarter 2007. Additionally, due to the need to evaluate the effectiveness of our reporting
method and the need to coordinate this effort among the various departments we are just now providing the
first quarter 2008 data. The next report we provide will include the second quarter 2008.
Following is a summary of the key findings of the first quarter 2008 overtime analysis:
CITY WIDE:
y he cumulative overtime hours for the first quarter of 2008 compared to the first quarter of 2007 for all
w ity employees have decreased by 11.6% from the previous year. The cumulative overtime dollars for the
same period have decreased by 13.6°/x.
POLICE:
The cumulative first quarter overtime hours for all employees in the Police Department have increased by
2.3% over the first quarter of the previous year. However, total cumulative dollars have decreased by
3.5% compared to the first quarter of 2007. The increase in hours is due to a 19.3% increase in overtime
by non -civil service employees in the department.
FIRE
The cumulative first quarter overtime hours for all employees in the Fire Department have decreased by
23.5% over the previous year. Cumulative dollars have decreased by 33% over the previous year. There
were no Medstar overtime hours reported in the first quarter of 2007 and only 32 Medstar overtime hours
reported in the first quarter 2008.
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The cumulative first quarter overtime hours for Water Department employees have decreased by 17.5%
compared to the first quarter of 2007. Cumulative overtime dollars for Water have decreased 20.02% for
e same period.
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Although not initially part • this report, during the Municipal Court Advisory Committee a question was
raised about the use • overtime in Municipal Court, The cumulative first quarter overtime hours for all
employees in Municipal Court increased 42.86% over the first quarter • the previous year. Cumulative
overtime dollars have increased 62.09% for the same period.
Attached is a chart illustrating the first quarter *07 and '08 overtime comparisons for Police, Fire, Water
and Municipal Court departments.
If you have any questions regarding this subject, please contact Karen Marshall, Human Resources
Director.
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