Beyond that, all people arrested by the new units must be presented to the supervisory officer in the area.

"A qualified officer will decide on the applicant's credibility and that is subject to review by a supervisory officer and an immigration judge."

Kevin Gallagher, president of the Uniformed Firefighters Association, said the city should not use supervisory officers, who may not know how to drive trucks, to train firefighters.

Other ranks inside the operation include inspectors, supervisory officers and junior officers.

"We predicted this would occur back six or seven years ago," said Capt. John Driscoll, president of the Captains Endowment Association, a union representing many supervisory officers.

The Commissioner quickly reassigned the two top precinct supervisory officers and suspended the desk sergeant who was actually in charge at the time.

supervisory officers were virtually confined to their office or foot after midnight on the night shift when they had used up their allocation.

Two supervisory officers were forced to resign, and three others were demoted.

Under the watchful eyes of Keel and a dozen other supervisory officers, the command, engineering, and security staffs were being fully run by third-and fourth-year cadets.

"The overtime for lieutenants has always existed," said John Driscoll, president of the Captains Endowment Association, which represents many supervisory officers.