NORWICH – Overtime issues at the City of Norwich Fire Department have been a concern in the past for city lawmakers, and the Director of Human Resources Deborah Deforest said concentrated efforts are being made to control them this year.

According to charts provided by Deforest that list salary, benefits and overtime for each fireman, the average cost to the city is $92,177 per worker. A large portion of that figure is due to the costs of health insurance and benefits. The charts show the regular average salary for the department is much less, averaging $52,443. Firemen made, on average, $12,410 in overtime in 2006.