Interim Police Chief James Beere has ordered significant changes to OPD’s overtime policies aimed at improving checks and balances.
At a meeting of the City Council’s Finance and Management Committee on Tuesday, Beere said he issued a special order in mid-February, cancelling all discretionary overtime spending — meaning officers wanting to use unbudgeted overtime will need approval from the chief’s office.
Beere also said he is requiring officers to better track their overtime shifts and requiring transparency on the highest and lowest paid department staffers…