Austin city employees racked up a massive $143 million in overtime pay last year. That's a huge chunk of change that could have gone to other city services.
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Your tax dollars are footing the bill for a massive overtime payout to city workers.
City employees who worked overtime definitely got a nice payday.
Taxpayers are footing the bill for this overtime, meaning less money for other city needs.
Austin police, fire and EMS departments will begin posting monthly reports on sworn overtime and leave use as the city works toward launching automated public dashboards by 2027.
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