Crime & Safety
Port Chester Paying Out Millions In Police OT Pay
Lack of new recruits and a faulty disability process are contributing factors.
PORT CHESTER, NY — The Village of Port Chester is facing million of dollars in overtime costs for its police force. Over the last five years, $3.7 million has been spent on OT — more than $1.3 million more than what was budgeted.
Reasons include a state disability process preventing hurt officers and a scarcity of new recruits, the Journal News said. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)
Read the complete article with an analysis of village financial records at the Journal News here.
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