The police and fire personel are the core of the overtime in Fullerton. Of those fire personel earning more than their maximum salary, the average overage was 38.45%. The police did a little better with an average overage in maximum salaries of 20.2%. In all, taxpayers are paying almost $6.2 million in wages that are above and beyond what the established maximum salary.
Everyone understands that emergencies will keep first responders on the job beyond their regular shift, however their time should be carefully managed.
Last year a small plane ran out of runway and hit the chainlink fence at Fullerton Airport. The pilot was uninjured and was able to walk away. But that didn't stop about 20 firefighters from responding to the minor collision. My guess is that not all of the fire companies arrived at the same time. That begs the question why didn't the first unit on the scene call off the extra emergency workers?
Here comes the cry and outrage for me even bringing up the issue of pay and overtime for first responders. How dare I even think of touching this sensitive subject!
The bottom line is that too many people are collecting too much overtime. This is purely a management issue or rather a mismanagement issue. There is no municipal job in which any employee should have the opportunity to DOUBLE their salary through overtime.
Below are those who took home a lot more than the maximum salary. They are ranked based on their percentage of wages earned beyond thei salary cap. These are just the ones in the 40th percentile and up. In all, more than 500 different city employees took home money beyond their salary caps. Even a council member made the list. I can't imagine who that might be.
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