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District of Columbia Government: Overtime Costs Exceed Those of Neighboring Governments

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Sept. 11, 1997
Report No. GGD-97-159BR
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Summary:

In fiscal year 1996, the District of Columbia government's overtime costs totaled nearly $83 million, or about six percent of the District's overall salary costs. Eight departments accounted for nearly all of the overtime expenditures: Corrections, Metropolitan Police, Human Services, Water and Sewer Authority, Fire and Emergency Medical Services, Public Schools, D.C. General Hospital, and Public Works. The District's overtime expenditures as a percentage of total salary costs exceeded those of surrounding jurisdictions in fiscal year 1996. Governmentwide overtime as a percentage of total salary costs totaled 5 percent for the city of Baltimore, 5.3 percent for Montgomery county, 2.8 percent for Prince George's County, and 2 percent for Fairfax County.

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