Subject: OPD Overtime Report From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding OPD Overtime
Summary
This report provides an informational update on the Oakland Police Department's (OPD) overtime expenditures for the first two quarters of Fiscal Year 2025-26. The OPD's total personnel budget for FY 2025-26 is $277,928,338, with an overtime allocation of $33,567,286. As of the report date, 61 fewer sworn positions than budgeted are filled, and 17% of filled sworn positions are not fully deployable due to medical, military, or administrative leave, directly impacting overtime needs.
Key Financials (Q1 & Q2 FY 2025-26):
- Total overtime costs incurred: $25,237,893
- Estimated reimbursable overtime: $3,798,606
- Salary savings applied: $6,838,974
- Net overtime spending: $14,600,312 (projected year-end underspend of $8,010.787 after offsets)
Despite a 20% reduction in overtime spending implemented in December 2024, year-to-date expenditures through Q2 exceeded the fiscal year budget by $16,908,499 before accounting for savings. The primary drivers of overtime are backfill and shift extensions. The Special Operations Division (SOD), Internal Affairs Bureau (IAB), Special Resources Section (SRS), Ceasefire Division, and Robbery and Burglary Unit are the top five units with the highest overspending, largely due to operational demands, staffing shortages, and increased crime incidents.
The report also details the current, partially manual overtime tracking systems and outlines a technology modernization effort to integrate Telestaff with Oracle Payroll, expected to be completed by late 2027.