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Friday, May 3, 2013

Shortened Village Hall Hours to Save Buffalo Grove Thousands

Buffalo Grove's Village Hall will close an hour earlier Monday nights.

Buffalo Grove residents who stop by Village Hall to pay bills or call with questions on Monday nights will soon face a shorter time frame. In an effort to save money, village officials have decided to close Village Hall at 6:30 p.m. on Mondays. For the past decade, the building has remained open until 7:30 p.m. on Mondays to give residents extra time to conduct business. The rest of the week, Village Hall closes at 4:30 p.m. The village pays about $26,000 annually in overtime for two employees to work three extra hours each week, Finance Director Scott Anderson said. The after-hours shift is staffed by one staff member from the building and zoning department and one finance department employee. While traffic volume does not require two …

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Police, Fire Departments Face High Overtime Expenses

Health problems and early retirements have placed a higher demand on remaining public safety employees.

The Buffalo Grove police and fire departments are taking unusual measures this year to operate under balanced budgets despite facing unexpected overtime expenses in recent months. Both departments are understaffed, Police Chief Steve Balinski and Fire Chief Terry Vavra told village officials during an Aug. 20 committee of the whole meeting. The manpower shortages are due to illnesses, injuries and buyouts, they said. Remaining staff members have had to pick up the slack for seven patrol officers, resulting in unbudgeted overtime expenses, Balinksi said. While the department is expected to end the year about $10,000 above its overtime budget, total department expenditures are anticipated to come in $50,000 to $60,000 under budget for 2012, …

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