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Largest Division (33.9%)

Police Services, $304.0M

Police Services is the single largest line in the FY27 General Fund at $304,048,209, 33.9% of all spending. Inside that number: a $28M attrition credit, a $9M overtime cut with no plan, and only $22.7M for the Police Pension ADC.

Total FY27
$304,048,209
Share of General Fund
33.9%
Attrition Credit (051901)
−$28,076,821
Overtime (051202)
$29,826,387 (was $38.8M)
Pension ADC (051307)
$22,742,478

Sources

  • Police Services total
    Exhibit D, Expenditure by Division · p. 19
  • Attrition, OT, Pension lines
    Exhibit E, Police Services Expenditure Detail · p. 170

Questions Council Should Ask

  1. What recruitment plan justifies a $28M attrition credit?
  2. What replaces the $9M of overtime, fewer officers on the street?
  3. Is the $22.7M Pension ADC the full actuarially required amount?

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