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Executive Session and regular City Council — 4/7/03 <br />D AFI' Minutes — Page 13 <br />Councilmember Klausing sought further clarification from <br />Finance Director Miller regarding impacts to reserve funds <br />and the proposed total targeted expenditure cuts of <br />$751,335. <br />Councilmember Maschka sought clarification from <br />Finance Director Miller regarding which specific <br />departments would be affected by reductions in overtime, <br />and what those overtime costs represented. <br />Finance Director Miller estimated that seventy percent of <br />the overtime costs were in Public Safety areas, with (70 %) <br />reflected in the Police Department and ten to fifteen <br />percent (10- 15 %) in the Public Works Department, <br />Councilmember Maschka asked for specifics on employee <br />use of comp. time or overtime for call backs. <br />Public Works Director Duane Schwartz advised that, <br />while it was at the employee's discretion, the city <br />encouraged use of comp. time as opposed to overtime pay,. <br />Councilmember Kough asked for specifics regarding <br />union contract requirements for mandatory call back for <br />the Police Department in order to cover sick time, and <br />asked if the on -duty sergeant could cover those positions. <br />Finance Director Miller deferred to Police Chief Caro] <br />Sletner for a response._ <br />Chief Sletner responded that the majority of her <br />department's overtime was due to training, court or <br />standby court duty; with union contract requirements for a <br />two -hour minimum for call backs or meetings and <br />conference attendance. Chief Sletner stated that sergeants <br />were currently stepping in to cover leave rime, but needed <br />to maintain their availability to the officers on duty for the <br />public's safety in a twenty-four (24) hour department. <br />Chief Sletner stated that her department attempted to <br />overlap meetings and management staff had been <br />