By Chris Roberts
sfappeal.com
SAN FRANCISCO — Overtime costs at the San Francisco Fire Department are on pace to smash record levels, even as Mayor Gavin Newsom asks city agencies to trim their spending in light of a $522 million budget deficit.
Front-line firefighters, paramedics, plumbers, mechanics and brass at the department racked up a record $27.5 million in overtime in 2009, according to a Controller’s Report.
The data includes overtime accrued in both the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 fiscal years. Salaries comprise $215 million of a total budget of $280 million.
Full story: Firefighters work a 48.7 hour workweek mandated by the City Charter