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-5- <br />✓ Significantly increased staff turnover and the costs associated with <br />turnover including recruitment, training, and reduced service to citizens. <br />✓ Staff "burnout" and the lowered morale, productivity and on occasion less <br />than optimal work performance that may result. <br />Staff Recommendation <br />The Manager recommends as part of the 2005 -06 budget process that he examine <br />overtime costs with departments using significant amounts of overtime and consider <br />further any alternatives. The Manager also plans to reiterate to department heads their <br />responsibility for assuring budgets are monitored and controlled within the funds <br />available for overtime (budgeted overtime and approved lapsed salaries). The Budget <br />Office also will be examining the reports and information available to departments for <br />their use in monitoring these costs. <br />The Board may wish to provide direction to the Manager on any further issues to be <br />examined. If the Board desires, it might be interesting to explore further with <br />departments to what extent the overtime hours result from intermittent, sporadic or <br />special events as compared to the extent overtime hours result from on -going work. <br />November 11, 2004 <br />