Police spending totals nearly half of surplus

Published May 16, 2007 4:00am ET



Baltimore City officials said nearly half of the city?s $40 million surplus for 2007 is being spent on police overruns ? most of it on overtime.

Budget Director Ray Wacks said $19.8 million of the city?s projected surplus for 2007 will be spent on police cost overruns such as administrative costs.

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