Feliz questions Tisch on overtime spending vs. budget
Feliz raises overtime concerns: FY25 uniform overtime budgeted at $477.5M but actual spending was $959.7M, and FY26 projected at $955M against a budget of $511.6M, asking for year-to-date spending comparisons.
Okay, got it.
Thank you.
Okay, overtime.
I know you mentioned overtime in your testimony.
So overtime at the department has been a concern, obviously, for a significant number of years.
In fiscal year 25, uniform overtime was budgeted at $477.5 million, but the NYPD spent $959.7 million.
In fiscal year 2026, NYPD expects to spend $955 million on overtime pay for officers, according to recent reporting.
The budgeted amount for fiscal year 2026 was initially $500.
500 and a half.
11.6 million, meaning the department is on pace to exceed its allotted amount by nearly 100%.
The council for many years has continuously pushed the department and the administration to adjust the overtime budget to more accurately reflect spending, and the mayor's prelim plan included a baseline increase in overtime.
For the coming fiscal year, but nowhere near the average $1 billion spend per year.
So could you provide us with year-to-date spending on uniform overtime and how this compares to last year's?