The Montgomery County Police Department has reduced the amount of time an officer is assigned a desk job because of an injury or other condition from an average of 249 days in 2006 to 189 days in 2008, police officials said.
Taking it easy
Average percentage of uniformed staff on light duty:Department; fiscal 2006;
fiscal 2007; fiscal 2008 » Corrections; 6%; 3%; 3%» Fire; 5%; 4.8%; 4.7%» Police; 3.3%; 3.4%; 3.2%
Source: Montgomery County government
Average percentage of uniformed staff on light duty:Department; fiscal 2006;
fiscal 2007; fiscal 2008 » Corrections; 6%; 3%; 3%» Fire; 5%; 4.8%; 4.7%» Police; 3.3%; 3.4%; 3.2%
Source: Montgomery County government
The county’s public safety supervisors said they have begun keeping closer tabs on injured or pregnant police officers, firefighters and prison guards to make sure they are not wasting taxpayers’ money by being unproductive.
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