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Mayor John Tory responded to the revelations at city hall on Monday, saying it “doesn’t seem appropriate” for some TPS members to end up with more than 50% of their compensation coming from “other sources of income” such as overtime.

“I think it’s something that bears considerable, additional scrutiny as we try to control policing costs and control all costs in the city,” he said.

Monday’s report was the first time paid duty earnings were factored in to the sunshine list. As a result, 544 additional employees were added to the list. That means that if paid duty earnings were not included, 3,581 members would be on the list, compared to 2,983 in 2013.

Mayor Tory called on the city to review its policy on what types of events require paid duty officers. He understands the need for security at construction projects and large events, but the city should also consider the “the burden on taxpayers” and how it’s “frankly taking away from our ability either to build transit or simply to support hard core policing. Core as in the core function of policing because we are seeing some public money diverted to that.”

He said about 20% of the paid duty assignments are covered by tax dollars. The rest are private developers and others.

The second-highest paid officer on the force — outdone only by Chief Bill Blair — is Const. Abdulhameed Virani, who reportedly earned $244,095 last year. But in 2013, before paid duty was factored into the sunshine list, Const. Virani’s income was $141,562.