2020: A year of overtime
By Jim Krumel - jkrumel@limanews.com
Lima Police Department Detective Steve Stechschulte, shown here testifying in a rape case Friday, picked up $70,063 in overtime in 2020, pushing his earnings to $134,932 while dealing with fewer resources and increased crime.
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The Lima Fire Department and Lima Police Department responded to a car running into a house in the early morning hours of July 18. Government salaries saw a lot of overtime in 2020. The LPD saw 21 city employees earn more than $20,000 in overtime last year, and eight members of the Lima Fire Department were paid more than the fire chief.