They can't make anyone work 6 days in a row to avoid overtime. The math works like this: 6 x 8 = 48. That's 8 hours of overtime in a calendar week. There is no free lunch. There is no easy way out. The department has X number of runs, requiring Y number of officers being on duty. Their options are: 1. Assign dozens of excess Sgts and Lts to patrol officer and detective jobs not really requiring a supervisor. 2. Hire more officers 3. Continue paying out obscene amounts of overtime pay 4. Ask the