PREVAILING OPINION WAS THAT THE BULK OF THE POLICE OVERTIME COSTS LAY WITHIN THE CONTROL OF THE COURTS AND THE PROSECUTION. ANALYSIS REVEALED, HOWEVER, THAT THE MAJORITY OF OVERTIME EXPENDITURES OF THE PORTLAND POLICE BUREAU AND THE MULTNOMAH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WERE ENFORCEMENT RELATED. THEREFORE, THESE AREAS NEED DIRECT ATTENTION IF TOTAL OVERTIME COSTS ARE TO BE REDUCED. COURT/PROSECUTION-RELATED POLICE OVERTIME EXPENSES WERE STILL FOUND TO BE CONSIDERABLE, AMOUNTING TO APPROXIMATELY $10,000 PER WEEK. SAVINGS OF 25 PERCENT OF COURT RELATED OVERTIME ($130,000 PER ANNUM) COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED BY SAVING SOME 13 UNNECESSARY POLICE WITNESS OVERTIME APPEARANCES PER DAY, OR 10 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL APPEARANCES. TO ACCOMPLISH THESE SAVINGS, A SERIES OF CHANGES IN ALL OF THE AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THE ADJUDICATION PROCESS ARE PROPOSED....ELW