Philadelphia is projected to spend a record amount on overtime pay this year: more than a quarter of a billion dollars. About 70% of the overtime spending went to the Police and Fire Departments.
Philadelphia is projected to spend a record amount on overtime pay this year — more than a quarter of a billion dollars — as the municipal government grapples with severe understaffing.
Since then, the city has seen a mass exodus of workers amid the coronavirus pandemic and the nationwide phenomenon known as “the Great Resignation,” which officials say complicated efforts to control overtime. “The departments that are driving some of the vacancies are also the departments that are driving the overtime,” Chief Administrative Officer Stephanie Tipton said in an interview. “There may be other things at play, but absent us being able to fill the roles, we have to provide the service.”About 70% of the overall overtime spending went to the Police and Fire Departments, which is not unexpected given they are two of the largest agencies in the city, together employing more than 9,000 workers.
“There is a broader cultural trend in decline in trust in government institutions,” said Andrew Erdmann, a partner at McKinsey & Co. who consults governments on recruiting and hiring. “Perhaps we can infer that the desire to be employed in them has also gone down.”trying a number of strategies to attract applicantsCity Council and Kenney’s administration added $10 million to the budget for the upcoming year for hiring bonuses and another $5 million for workforce development.
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