SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — An audit released Thursday found that a handful of officers in the San Francisco Police Department may have violated policies related to overtime. City leaders requested the audit last year after SFPD’s overtime spending surged to around $108 million the year prior.
The report found several problematic practices — including occasions where officers approved their own paid overtime and instances of officers taking paid sick days from police work in order to work private security jobs outside the department.
The report also included suggestions for the department on how it can be more mindful of its budget.
In response to the audit, the San Francisco Police Department provided KRON4 with a statement, saying:
“The SFPD has been critically understaffed due to the pandemic and subsequent national crisis in policing. We’ve been aggressively hiring and filling our academies to fill our shortage of 500 officers necessary to adequately police our city. As a necessary stop gap measure, the SFPD has been using overtime to backfill our patrol and investigation units to ensure San Francisco remains one of the safest cities in the country. As we continue to rebuild our ranks, overtime hours will decrease, saving the city money and giving our incredibly hard-working officers a much needed break.”
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — An audit released Thursday found that a handful of officers in the San Francisco Police Department may have violated policies related to overtime. City leaders requested the audit last year after SFPD’s overtime spending surged to around $108 million the year prior. The report found several problematic practices — including occasions […]
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