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Posted May 02. 2013 12:22PM

Portsmouth police, fire using 500 hours OT per week

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'Taxpayers are paying a 50 percent premium for no additional public safety,' Lown said, adding that overtime is also included in end-of-career averages used to calculate lifetime pensions for veteran public employees. Overtime is paid at a rate of time-and-a-half.


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