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4. If it's like Boston and DC they're OT shifts paid for by the venue

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Sat Mar 12, 2016, 09:48 PM

Mar 2016

(and so generally ultimately paid for by the venue renter.) The particular police union rules lay out how they are assigned; again if it's like every city I've lived in first refusal goes by seniority.

MA has an amazing racket that requires any flagging for road construction be done by sworn officers, meaning construction projects have to pay for at least two cops (often more) any time they are into the right of way whatsoever. Every time MA tries to change that the police union raises hell.

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How do local cops get assigned to work these events? [View all] Stinky The Clown Mar 2016 OP

Overtime shifts ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2016 #1

That sounds about right. Additionally, there are crowd control and safety issues... Hekate Mar 2016 #2

I think large venues are required to pay police for security. ohnoyoudidnt Mar 2016 #6

Same thing in our area. Much overtime, sometimes not so voluntarily. JohnnyLib2 Mar 2016 #3

It may vary by department but I never heard of DC having trouble filling OT shifts Recursion Mar 2016 #5

To be fair, the venue and the campaign get charged. backscatter712 Mar 2016 #7

Sure, but traffic control is affected in a wide area etc. JohnnyLib2 Mar 2016 #8

Normally the venue or the renter would have to pay ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2016 #10

If it's like Boston and DC they're OT shifts paid for by the venue Recursion Mar 2016 #4

A lot of undercover cops too. nilesobek Mar 2016 #9