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The job of the Chiefs in the fire department should be to monitor overtime abuses. Having said that I think the abusers are a very small percentage. What they don't mention is the costs of hiring additional personnel, expenses such as benefits, pension contributions, SS contributions, etc. It costs more to hire people than to pay overtime because overtime is not a guaranteed salary. Any politician advocating to break the states labor laws on overtime because he cannot balance his budget is a thief.