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Discussion on NYPD's overtime budget and spending patterns
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Council Member Salaam questions the NYPD's overtime spending patterns and budgeting approach, referencing OMB Director Jihad's statement about overtime budgeting.
- Question raised about whether NYPD's overtime spending is linked to necessity or availability of funding
- Commissioner Tisch defers to the budget director on methods for budgeting overtime
- Discussion highlights the complexity of overtime budgeting and spending in the NYPD
Yusef Salaam
0:56:15
Director Jihad testified that the OMB budget hearing at the OMB budget hearing that under budgeting overtime is a cost avoidance measure, and if the NYPD was budgeted a billion dollars at adoption for overtime by the end of the year, costs would be even more.
0:56:33
The directive jihad's statement can be interpreted to mean that the NYPD's overtime spending isn't directly linked to necessity but rather to the availability of funding.
0:56:46
Do you agree that no matter what the NYPD's adopted overtime budget is, the department will always end up spending more than the budgeted amount?
Jessica Tisch
0:56:55
I have deep respect for the budget director.
0:56:58
I've worked with him collaboratively and very well for many years in government, including as I mentioned as sanitation commissioner where I was very proud that we came in even under his overtime targets.
0:57:14
But I would defer to him on his methods for budgeting around overtime.