Council members clash with NYPD brass on budget, overtime pay By Ari Ephraim Feldman New York City PUBLISHED 5:00 PM ET May. 11, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:00 PM EDT May. 11, 2021 SHARE The leadership of the New York City Police Department faced stiff questioning at a City Council budget hearing Tuesday over its handling of protests, overtime spending and an increase in shooting incidents, leading to angry outbursts from both council members and top NYPD brass. In one tense exchange, the chair of the council’s finance committee, Daniel Dromm, reprimanded NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea for spending on overtime pay for officers. The department budgeted $240 million for overtime through the end of June, Dromm said, but had already spent $370 million, including on a large and much criticized response to racial justice protests last summer.