Alpharetta is a city and a suburb of Atlanta located in north Fulton County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, Alpharetta's population was 57,551. The estimated population in 2014 was 63,038. 1 History.
Overtime for fighting fires outside of the county is reimbursed to the cities, including administrative and overhead fees, in such a way that there is NO COST to the cities and towns for this common overtime pay. Like many private sector employees, many firefighters depend on this extra work to help make ends meet.
He wants to move Providence firefighters from 48-hour work weeks to 56-hour weeks, which he says will save about $5 million. As the mayor reads the legislation, the bills would automatically give six hours of overtime to firefighters, who currently work 48-hour weeks.