One Oakland police officer made $490k in overtime
Oakland faces budget deficits of $120 million annually through 2030, yet OPD's overtime spending has soared. In 2024, Lieutenant Timothy Dolan earned $493,247 in overtime, totaling $711,000 in pay, making him the city's highest-paid employee. Records show he logged 3,304 overtime hours, including 815 hours reviewing collision reports, with nearly half his overtime undocumented. Despite staffing increases, overtime rose 200% from 2011 to 2024, raising questions about resource management and officer safety.
“It strains credulity,” said Lindheim. “Ultimately, I don’t think there are enough hours in the day to bill this much overtime…. It doesn’t seem to pass the laugh test.”