ORDER-2018-200 : An Appropriation from Free Cash (01-324001) in the amount of $78,072.00 to Police overtime, (012111-511000).

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▶ 7:39 Jennifer L. Lemmerman: closed the first item on our agenda this evening is order 2018-200 and appropriation from free cash zero one three two four zero zero one in the amount of seventy eight thousand seventy two dollars to police overtime zero one two one one one dash five one one zero zero zero motion to suspend the rules

▶ 7:58 Peter D. Mortimer: that we may hear from Chief Lyle and other appropriate city officials we have

▶ 8:03 Jennifer L. Lemmerman: a motion to suspend the rules made by Alderman Mortimer second second by

▶ 8:28 Speaker 3: Alderman Forbes. All in favor? Aye. Any opposed? You're now under suspension of rules. Chief Lyle? Good evening. Good evening. Mr. De La Russo. Good evening. Thank you for being here. Would you like to speak to this item before we move to questions? Certainly. It's a lot of money. Every year the police department, we do our best with our allocation of overtime and there's the unforeseen incidents that occur whether it's an investigation mainly for this year it's injuries and illness that have cost us considerable amount of money as I explained during my budget we have one officer has been out since March of 2017 I have another officer that's been out injured they're both injuries job related and another one since September had a number of other officers that had some serious medical problems with themselves and their families which costs overtime that's pretty much it other than that I looked at our numbers we're all pretty much the same and those

▶ 9:14 Speaker 4: were our red flags this is a point of information this will exhaust the free cash in the city for this fiscal year in addition looking to next year we did allocate a hundred thousand dollars more in overtime for the police department for FY 19 so hopefully that will assist in addressing his needs or in the year but particularly for the unforeseen events thank you motion I recommend this

▶ 9:40 Peter D. Mortimer: order for passage madam chair second we have a motion I recommend for passage

▶ 9:44 Jennifer L. Lemmerman: made by Alderman Mortimer seconded by Alderman Boisselle on

▶ 9:50 Scott M. Forbes: discussion Alderman Forbes yes just a quick question with the $78,000 allocation what does that bring the overtime up to for this fiscal year

▶ 9:59 Speaker 3: approximately $500,000 $500,000 thank you thank you thank you thank you madam

▶ 10:06 Michael P. Zwirko: chair chief just wanted to give give well wishes to the officers who are out of duty right now an injury hopefully they can get well and come back and

▶ 10:16 Speaker 3: continue to serve thank you appreciate that

▶ 10:20 Monica C. Medeiros: Alderman Medeiros thank you and some of the increase in overtime to have to do with the settling of the contract and the that won't impact this year because

▶ 10:27 Speaker 3: it's only a few weeks but next year where the supervisors got it you know a 10 10 plus raise that certainly impacts them and annually the patrolman's increase will impact us

▶ 10:42 Speaker 5: over the course of the year thank you thank you thank you we have a motion to recommend made and

▶ 10:46 Jennifer L. Lemmerman: seconded all in favor aye aye any opposed this motion will be recommended for passage at the