Agency blows through $48m annual budget

Metro spent $49 million on overtime in the first seven months of its fiscal year, blowing through its entire $48 million overtime budget and on pace to spend far more than it has in recent years.

The transit agency spent $49 million on overtime by the end of January, an average of about $7,000 for each employee. That could put its overtime costs at $84 million for the year if the pace continues, far more than the $75 million it spent last year.