COM 0130.000 2000-2002 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

Mayor YAMASHIltO October 18, 2000 Page 2 average of less than 30 personnel available to work, the Dispatch Section has had to expend an exorbitant amount of overtime. Since the inception of CAD, and in 1999, the section has averaged 1,296.5 hours, or $19,603.58 of overtime a month, amounting to 15,558.4 hours or $235,243.01 a yeaz. Many dispatchers aze required to work 12-hour shifts and work overtime on at least one of then days off. These situations have caused fatigue and higher job stress, which mev~tably raises the sick leave and compounds the manpower shortage problem Table 1 shows the comparison of overtime hours for the first eight months of 1999 and 2000 The numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number. Table 1 Overtime Companson, January 1-August 31, Calendar Years 1999 and 2000 Jan Feb Maz Apr May Jun Jul Aug Total 1999 1862 1338 1456 1188 1097 1131 1189 1187 10,448 2000 1801 1393 1725 1733 1375 1758 2284 2075 14,144 There was a 35% increase of Overtime hours m 2000 compazed to 1999. The cost of overtone for 2000, up to August 31, totals $193,549.86 (obtained from the Finance Section) In addition to the overtime monies paid out, the Department also incurred mileage expenses of $1,187.01 to compensate those dispatchers that worked overtime on their days off. With 2/3 of the year over, rt is estimated that overtone costs for 2000 will be in the azea of $257,421.31, and rmleage cost will be approxonately $1,578.72, for the yeaz In 1999, Sick Leave totaled 9,601 hours for the entire yeaz, or an average of 800 hours per month The first eight months of the yeaz, Sick Leave totaled 6,445 hours. In companson, the first eight months of 2000, Sick Leave totaled 6,686, or an average of 836 hours per month Table 2 illustrates the comparison Table 2 Sick Leave Companson, January 1-August 31, Calendaz Years 1999 and 2000. Jan Feb Maz Apr May Jun Jul Aug Total 1999 850 852 903 825 636 822 692 865 6,445 2000 636 812 1015 975 648 713 963 924 6,686 There was a 7% increase of Sick Leave in 2000 compared to 1999 Currently, 27%, or 8 out of 30 personnel (Supervisors and/or Dispatchers) aze out on extended leave resulting from injury or illness