Toronto’s audit committee voted on Tuesday to eliminate paid-duty officers from construction and work sites. The decision will now go to the city council for a final vote.
According to a report last spring by the Auditor General, paid-duty officers cost the city $7.8 million in 2009, plus a $3.5 million contribution from the province.
Paid-duty officers are off-duty officers who are working overtime. For every hour of work, they charge $65, almost twice their regular pay.
The Auditor General’s report advised that the city look into alternatives to the paid-duty system. One such alternative is similar to Vancouver’s system, where non-unionized special personnel control traffic.
A separate report by Gary Welsh, general manager of Transportation Services, recommended that paid-duty officers be replaced by on-duty officers or special Transportation Services staff. The report estimates a saving of $1.3 million.
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