Board OKs Sheriff’s Request to Hike Deputies’ Extra Duty Comp
The Board of Supervisors Tuesday authorized Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco to increase overtime extra duty rates charged for services at events that require the use of deputies and other personnel.
Bianco will implement the revised overtime pay schedule over the next two fiscal years, reflecting the costs borne by the sheriff’s department when deputies, investigators, crime scene technicians and even helicopter mechanics perform work outside of their normal schedules, such as for parades, festivals and other “special events.”
The new rates, which will take effect on July 1, 2023, will apply to school districts, courts and the cities that contract for law enforcement services.
This was the second time Bianco requested to alter the rate schedule in the last six months.
“The new rates will allow the Sheriff’s Department to provide extra duty services for single, short-term, special events, with no cost to the county (General Fund),” according to a sheriff’s statement posted to the board’s agenda.
Under the revised OT pay schedule, the cost for a deputy who works extra hours outside of his or her customary assignments will be $101.68 per hour in fiscal year 2023-24, compared to $97.77 currently.
The charge for a sheriff’s corporal will go from $104.11 to $108.27 per hour, while a sergeant’s rate will rise from $133.69 to $138.37, according to agency documents.
A lieutenant’s extra duty pay will bump up to $165.11, compared to $159.52 per hour now.
For some positions, additional hikes will be authorized for fiscal year 2024-25. For instance, a coroner’s sergeant, currently paid $101.16 for extra duty overtime, will be paid $104.70 in the next fiscal year, and $106.79 in 2024-25. Similarly, a sheriff’s correctional lieutenant, whose extra duty rate is now $119.50, will receive $123.08 in 2023-24, and $126.77 in 2024-25.
A total of 155 positions — sworn and non-sworn — were listed in sheriff’s documents. Increases were not sought for all titles and classifications after 2023-24. However, the sheriff can always return to the board with fresh requests.
The Board of Supervisors Tuesday authorized Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco to increase overtime extra duty rates charged for services at events that require the use of deputies and other personnel.
Bianco will implement the revised overtime pay schedule over the next two fiscal years, reflecting the costs borne by the sheriff’s department when deputies, investigators, crime scene technicians and even helicopter mechanics perform work outside of their normal schedules, such as for parades, festivals and other “special events.”
The new rates, which will take effect on July 1, 2023, will apply to school districts, courts and the cities that contract for law enforcement services.
This was the second time Bianco requested to alter the rate schedule in the last six months.
“The new rates will allow the Sheriff’s Department to provide extra duty services for single, short-term, special events, with no cost to the county (General Fund),” according to a sheriff’s statement posted to the board’s agenda.
Under the revised OT pay schedule, the cost for a deputy who works extra hours outside of his or her customary assignments will be $101.68 per hour in fiscal year 2023-24, compared to $97.77 currently.
The charge for a sheriff’s corporal will go from $104.11 to $108.27 per hour, while a sergeant’s rate will rise from $133.69 to $138.37, according to agency documents.
A lieutenant’s extra duty pay will bump up to $165.11, compared to $159.52 per hour now.
For some positions, additional hikes will be authorized for fiscal year 2024-25. For instance, a coroner’s sergeant, currently paid $101.16 for extra duty overtime, will be paid $104.70 in the next fiscal year, and $106.79 in 2024-25. Similarly, a sheriff’s correctional lieutenant, whose extra duty rate is now $119.50, will receive $123.08 in 2023-24, and $126.77 in 2024-25.
A total of 155 positions — sworn and non-sworn — were listed in sheriff’s documents. Increases were not sought for all titles and classifications after 2023-24. However, the sheriff can always return to the board with fresh requests.
