04-15-2018, 11:09 AM
(04-15-2018, 08:17 AM)Rainrider22 Wrote:(04-15-2018, 02:01 AM)jeffster Wrote: 1,700 police hours were used at last years Oktoberfest. If we say $100/hour, that works out to $170,000 ($100/hour might be slightly on the generous side). Of that 1,700 hours, 770 hours were at the fest halls, so that leaves 930 hour x $100 for $93,000 cost to the region over the 9 days. I'd imagine that the $93,000 is covered several times over by the amount of revenue the event brings to the region. I'll throw in $50,000 for gas and wear and tear on the cruisers and the bomb squad, so perhaps $150,000 (rounding up).
Almost a certainty that it doesn't quite cost $100/hour, but I'm thinking 'overtime', 'meal allowances', and 'OMERS' and stuff like that. (Average pay for the WRPS is $115,000 * 1.3 for OMERS and other benefits -- that 30% rate is based on the rate I was given from HR since I work for the government too, (OMERS is between 9.2% and 15.8% depending on your income of that 30%). So if I say $70 * 1.30 + weekend/afternoon/night premiums + meal allowance + holiday pay payout (you get additional payout paid for an overtime) should take it close to $100/hour.)
I'd imagine the costs that the City of Waterloo incurred are some by-law officers, clean-up, and obviously city workers bringing the dump trucks over and any related damage to public property.
Now whether or not Oktoberfest contributes any additional money, I have no idea.
Fest halls and events Pay for the police officers. It is called a paid duty. You can't compare Octoberfest to and ileagl gathering.
It is not an illegal gathering. You can continue to repeat a falsehood, but I will continue to call it out for being a falsehood.
As for events paying police, they pay for police on duty at the events, not the additional overtime police officers that called in for the rest of the city.