EMS employee addresses Metro Council about contract dispute

to Jason Riley at the CJ.... I beg u to do a story and compare basepays of a 10 year Officer for Police in Louisville, Indy, Kansas City, Cincy, Charlotte etc..... and u will see how pathetic LMPD's base pay is.....EMBARRASSING!!!!

Overtime should never be expected or counted on to survive. Overtime should only be paid out of necessity such as when a citizen is murdered and a homicide detective must work hours upon hours at the beginning to solve the case. I disagree about overtime being needed (most of the time) even when staffing is at 100%. Vacation time and mandatory training (school) can be approved and scheduled well in advance and only if staffing permits. Staffing should be such that a shift has the ability to operate on bare bones if someone is sick or becomes injured. The fact is that overtime is either a state/federal grant or mostly paid out because overtime is forced on employees because Metro refuses to fully staff public safety departments.