NYPD falls short on plan to hire non-cops

THE NYPD has lagged behind on hiring civilians — despite repeated pledges to shift office work to those workers and away from cops, according to a new report by the Independent Budget Office.

Mayor de Blasio and the City Council announced a deal in 2015 to add 1,300 new cops, saying they’d help pay its cost by giving some jobs previously held by officers to civilians, saving $70 million.

But IBO found that the NYPD’s civilian headcount increased only 2% — or 284 people — between December 2013 and December 2016.

That’s despite a budget that provided money to add 1,600 civilians, an 11.6% bump.

Over the same time, the NYPD uniformed headcount jumped by 1,400 — a 4.1% increase that brought the number of cops to 36,242.

De Blasio’s budget proposal for next year includes a $5.1 million cut as a result of eliminating 150 empty civilian jobs, although the Independent Budget Office projects the city will actually save a lot more — an estimated total $97 million — as a result of the cuts.

The number of NYPD civilians working as administrative aides has fallen by 66 people, despite a June 2014 agreement to add 200 police administrative aides so police officers could be moved to law enforcement-specific jobs that focus on public safety.

The NYPD has made progress in cutting the number of full-duty cops in jobs that could be done by civilians — from 731 in 2013 to 381 at the end of last year, IBO found.

The budget watchdog also projects the NYPD will blow through its overtime budget for this year — spending $547 million. That’s $44 million more than currently budgeted.

The NYPD did not respond to a request for comment.

Last year, the Daily News reported that the top overtime earners at the NYPD weren’t patrolling the streets. Of the 20 NYPD employees who pocketed the most overtime during the 2016 fiscal year, only three were cops, payroll records show.

The rest are civilian tradesmen — including engineers, steamfitters, carpenters and plumbers.