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18 <br /> Detention Center Staffing Analysis Orange County, NC <br /> The following table shows the average overtime used per week by each position type and <br /> compares it to the recommended maximum overtime use of 14 hours per week: <br /> FY 2023/24 Overtime by Week <br /> Average Average <br /> Job Classification OT Hrs. / OT Hrs. <br /> Person / Week <br /> Detention Officer/Trainee 224 4.3 <br /> Detention Officer II 180 3.5 <br /> Detention Sergeant 244 4.7 <br /> Jail Cook 79 1.5 <br /> Jail Cook Supervisor 115 2.2 <br /> Lieutenant 3 0.1 <br /> The table shows that average weekly overtime is highest for Detention Sergeants (4.7 <br /> hours) and lowest for the Detention Center's Lieutenant. Based on studies available, this <br /> level of overtime should not be considered problematic from a health and welfare <br /> standpoint. Furthermore, in the project team's experience with agencies across the <br /> country, this is one of the more reasonable overtime patterns seen in recent years. <br /> Analysis of overtime usage on a per-employee level (as opposed to per position type) <br /> shows there is no individual Detention Officer or other Detention Center personnel that <br /> exceeds the 14-hour weekly overtime benchmark. The highest individual overtime earner <br /> averaged 9.4 hours each week. <br /> However, there is a disparity in overtime usage between various personnel. Among <br /> Detention Officers, the lowest five overtime earners4 averaged from two to three hours <br /> weekly, while the highest five overtime earners averaged eight to nine hours. While <br /> voluntary overtime typically results in a proportion of personnel who strive to maximize <br /> overtime, it is important to ensure protocols are in place to distribute overtime as <br /> equitably as possible to avoid perceived imbalance among staff in overtime earning <br /> opportunities. <br /> Another metric used in overtime analysis relates to personnel expenditures, specifically <br /> if the overtime budget (planned or actual) exceeds 10% of the total salary. While data was <br /> not provided with respect to specific Detention Center annual budget operations, budget <br /> data for the OCSO was available. The following chart shows the change in overtime as a <br /> percent of salary: <br /> 4 Personnel working the full fiscal year. <br /> Matrix Consulting Group <br />