Penn State paid $572,119 for officers from five Centre County police departments to work overtime at football games last year, according to data from the agencies.
Police departments in the Borough of Bellefonte, Ferguson Township, Patton Township, Spring Township and the Borough of State College all provided security detail and traffic assistance during the seven regular-season games at Beaver Stadium in 2021.
At the end of the season, the university reimburses the cost of these overtime hours to each department at double the officers’ regular hourly rates.
