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City overtime costs are down, but the city is expected to bust through its overtime budget by year’s end.

While the Kenney administration has negotiated contracts with the city’s four major labor unions during he last two years that gave them all substantial raises.

PhillyVoice Philadelphia spent another record amount of money on overtime pay in the fiscal year that ended in July, but for the first time in years, it stayed below what it budgeted. That includes actual savings in the overtime police get to testify in court.

In the first seven month of fiscal year 2018, police officers racked up $12 million in overtime.

Philadelphia may be in for some service cuts as it struggles to pay for new municipal labor contracts, according to a city official.

The board that oversees Philadelphia government finances has unanimously approved the city’s five-year fiscal plan, but they had just a few reservations.

While raising concerns about low fund balances and future labor contracts, the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (PICA) board unanimously approved the city’s five-year plan at its meeting Tuesday.

Overtime pay in the Philadelphia Police Department soared over budget during the first six months of the fiscal year.

In the first fiscal quarter that Mayor Kenney was fully in charge, revenues were strong yet use of overtime was the highest it’s been in years.

Hundreds of city employees continue to take advantage of the DROP pension program each year, according to a recent city analysis.

Philadelphia spent $170 million in overtime in fiscal 2016, which was 26 percent over budget.

It’s the sixth year in a row that Philadelphia hasn’t met its planned overtime budget, according to one new report.