10-20-2008, 09:02 AM
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Originally posted by Greg
Taxpayers are forced to pay flag wavers about $35/hr. (police pay at time and a half) If you see the occaisional sergeant out there, it's probably costing us around $50/hr.
If this is an off-duty special duty assignment position:
The County's Finance Dept bills the vendor for the cost. The cost per hour paid by the vendor is slightly higher than what the Officer actually gets paid. This covers the administrative cost, vehicle cost, etc. The vendor pays the taxes on that pay as well.
However, if this is a taxpayer funded project, the vendor just passes this higher cost along to the agency. Also, the off-duty officers are still coved by the County if anything goes wrong.