MASSILLON – The city has boosted its safety forces personnel in recent months to attain higher staffing levels, moves that should reduce expensive overtime costs.
The influx of new hires in the police and fire departments should help drop the amount of additional pay from the city in 2026 compared to the prior years. In 2025, the combined overtime pay for the two agencies was about $1.2 million.
Massillon Police Chief Jason Saintenoy said his agency is up to 49 full-time officers, the most on staff since he assumed the post in September 2022. The department has also increased the number of detectives to five…