Ona Brause
26:22 - 27:14
"the wages have changed dramatically, and so that that blended average, that $50, we think is now— these are numbers we're working on— we think are now closer to $60 an hour, which means that this OT amount would have to be recalibrated even for their regular accepted approved overtime that's in their operating budget. So those are the kinds of calibrations that we have to make."
“the wages have changed dramatically, and so that that blended average, that $50, we think is now— these are numbers we're working on— we think are now closer to $60 an hour, which means that this OT amount would have to be recalibrated even for their regular accepted approved overtime that's in their operating budget. So those are the kinds of calibrations that we have to make.”
- Speaker
- Ona Brause
- Timestamp
- 26:22 – 27:14
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- July 16, 2026
From the transcript
And that transaction isn't necessarily accounted for in our budget. So on an annual basis, if we have a really hot fire year, sorry, then there's more OT callouts coming from collaborative projects, and then our OT budget will be well overspent. Having said that, that's not necessarily entirely the case with the fire department hours, but it is a portion of the case with the fire department hours. The other part of it is that the wages have changed dramatically, and so that that blended average, that $50, we think is now— these are numbers we're working on— we think are now closer to $60 an hour, which means that this OT amount would have to be recalibrated even for their regular accepted approved overtime that's in their operating budget. So those are the kinds of calibrations that we have to make.
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