In 4 days, the department racked up the same amount of overtime they usually do the 12 days of the Iowa State Fair.
DES MOINES, Iowa — Local 5 has learned that the Des Moines Police Department racked in a total of $252,269 in overtime in ten days during the protests.
Sgt. Parizek with the Des Moines PD says the city has a budget and every department has a budget made for overtime.
“We’re looking at a quarter of a million dollars and the only time we ever get close to that is during the Iowa State Fair,” explains Sgt. Parizek. “So, you look at the resources that were devoted in 4 days versus 12 days at the Iowa State Fair it gives you a really good idea of just how many officers were out here. It really was an all hands on deck type of situation.”
The police department plans for overtime for when natural disasters occur, cases like homicides, and for the state fair.
“Absent the fair this year, this might slide into that piece. It might not be a big of an impact as we expect it to be, but that might lighten the load a little bit and balance this out when we start looking at overtime for 2020.”
Officer Overtime breakdown:
