Summary
The FY20 Quarterly Overtime Report for Q3 details that Philadelphia’s overtime expenditures continued rising, with Fire, Police, and Prisons seeing the highest cost increases. Fire Department overtime rose by $6.9 million, Police by $4.0 million, and Prisons by $3.1 million compared to the previous year. The report also notes that 89.4% of the City’s overtime allocation had been spent by the end of the third quarter, leaving little room for cost control in the final quarter. The report calls for immediate action, including improved forecasting, stricter departmental compliance with budget targets, and increased accountability to curb excess overtime spending.