San Jose pays $58M in overtime to police officers

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Rois' report at last week's San Jose City Council meeting attributed the 2022 overtime spending increase to a high number of sworn vacancies--9.4% as of August, up from 2.56% the previous year. This year's budget allocated $2.9 million toward creating 31 staff positions and $1.3 million in hiring bonuses and strategies to add and retain officers, but the increase in funding has yet to show real results.

The city has also earmarked $5 million from its "hire ahead" program that proactively recruits new officers before positions become vacant. The money sits in reserve to be used contingent on city council approval. Tapping into this fund can only happen if vacancy savings can't cover overtime costs, according to the city manager's office.

Last year, some sworn officers made more than four times the average annual overtime pay of $41,201 department-wide. Fifty-six low-ranking officers earned more than $100,000 in overtime last year, some more than their base salaries.

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