Agencies fork out $3m extra from a year ago The four Montgomery County agencies that spend the most on overtime pay shelled out 26 percent more in the last three months of the fiscal year than during the same period last year, data shows — defying the County Council’s request that departments reduce overtime spending as they looked for ways to save money in a tight budget year.

In the last quarter of the fiscal year that ended June 30, the agencies that consistently spend the vast majority of the county’s overtime costs — Fire and Rescue Services, the Police Department, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Corrections — increased the spending by about $3 million from the same time last year, according to a report by County Stat.