Sheriff Rahr's overtime problem
According to an article over at the Seattle Times, some cops are logging overtime by making faulty DUI pullovers. A summarry of the article follows:
TALES of overtime riches in the King County Sheriff's Department raise unsettling questions about the mental and physical fitness of deputies who work stupendous amounts of OT.
...Deputies get paid overtime when they appear in court, so if they are subpoenaed for 8:30 a.m. and sit around until they are called at 2 p.m., they are on the clock.
...Being assured the sheriff's department is within its overtime budget %u2014 which it has not been in the past %u2014 does not offer much comfort. Overtime in some agencies is parsed out to federal contracts for special enforcement %u2014 drunken driving, seat-belt use %u2014 so who knows where the money is coming from, but taxpayers are paying.
...Most of all, tell the public they are getting fit, alert deputies who can make good decisions after hyper-extended hours on the job.
TALES of overtime riches in the King County Sheriff's Department raise unsettling questions about the mental and physical fitness of deputies who work stupendous amounts of OT.
...Deputies get paid overtime when they appear in court, so if they are subpoenaed for 8:30 a.m. and sit around until they are called at 2 p.m., they are on the clock.
...Being assured the sheriff's department is within its overtime budget %u2014 which it has not been in the past %u2014 does not offer much comfort. Overtime in some agencies is parsed out to federal contracts for special enforcement %u2014 drunken driving, seat-belt use %u2014 so who knows where the money is coming from, but taxpayers are paying.
...Most of all, tell the public they are getting fit, alert deputies who can make good decisions after hyper-extended hours on the job.
posted by STAFF at 1:03 PM
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