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Attachment Examples of Uses of Overtime Hours Personnel contacted those departments who had larger amounts of overtime expenditures and /or a significant increase in expenditures and asked about the needs leading to the overtime in 2002 -03 and 2003.04. The responses are summarized below: For the Planning and Inspections Department ($11,831 increase) — The overtime was used primarily in the Inspections Division to address: • The increase in building activity, including multi - family and commercial building. • The need for additional staff training in multiple trades to increase capacity to complete the growing number of inspections with the staff available. Note: The Board approved four additional permanent positions (including two time limited positions) effective in January 2004 to address workload growth in Inspections. For the Public Works Department ($12,159 increase) — Overtime was used primarily to: • Cover extended absences of several employees due to illness or injuries. • Provide staffing coverage during position vacancies while Public Works completes the hiring process. • Additional hours required by inclement weather events. • Complete the renovation of Whitted Human Services Center, including cleanup and preparation for the return move to Whiffed. • Clean additional square footage added to County facilities since Public Works last added custodial staff. • Cover administrative support needs for the three divisions, including assistance in the vacancy or absence of several supervisory positions and in implementing several systems changes. For the Aging — Orange Public Transportation Division ($4,991 increase) — Overtime was used primarily for coverage for special events such as Hog Day and 250th anniversary celebration and inclement weather. For the Sheriff's Department ($11,295 increase) - Overtime is used primarily to: Provide law enforcement support at football and basketball games, the Apple Chill festival and other special functions. The Sheriff received reimbursement from the towns and University as well as grants for the overtime totaling about $66,000 in 2003 -04.