How to Spend Less and Get More
We can all agree that time, money, and resources are more precious than ever in today’s tumultuous economy. This rings true whether in our personal budgets or our city budgets. We are always looking for ways to spend less and get more. There’s one area of savings opportunity within our law enforcement agencies that city administrators may not be aware of. Many of our agencies devote resources to managing their off-duty policing programs.
Off-duty programs are invaluable to our communities. They offer extra income to officers and extra security to private businesses. However, the workforce needed to schedule, invoice, collect, and pay officers can be significant depending on the size of the agency and the volume of off-duty requests. In addition, officers working off-duty should be covered with liability insurance and workers’ compensation to protect their well-being. While most agencies require officers to wear their uniforms, body armor, weapons, and communication devices during off-duty jobs, they don’t require the aforementioned insurance leaving officers, cities, and private businesses exposed should there be an injury or civil litigation.
The answer isn’t to eliminate off-duty policing programs, as your community would no longer benefit from the security of trained, experienced police professionals. The best solution is to hire a company to manage the program and to provide full insurance coverage at NO COST to your city, agency, or officers. There is a solution that saves agencies up to 85% of their time, money, and resources. Off Duty Management’s full-service solution is tailored to alleviate the burdens of off-duty scheduling, coordination, invoicing, and payroll which allows valuable resources to be reallocated to more pressing needs.
In addition, Off Duty Management provides the highest limits of liability insurance in the industry covering not only the officers, agency, and city, but private businesses as well. Officers paid directly by Off Duty Management are also protected by state statutory workers’ compensation. All of these benefits, plus many more, are provided at NO COST to the city, agency, or officers. Sound too good to be true? It’s true and we’d be happy to tell you more about how to spend less and save more for your city. Find us online at www.offdutymanagement.com, call us at 877-636-8300, or follow our page on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/16207677 .