An internal Anaheim Police Department review has thrown a spotlight on the officers patrolling the Disneyland Resort after command staff flagged what they described as “potential overtime misuse.” At the center of the scrutiny are two union leaders who supervise resort policing. Sgt. Tony Lee, vice president of the Anaheim Police Association, logged nearly 2,000 overtime hours in 2024 and, according to city timesheets, pulled in roughly $245,000 in overtime alone. Union president Jose Duran collected nearly $270,000 from a mix of full-time and overtime hours that same year, putting both men among the city’s highest-paid officers.
Timesheets show massive payouts
According to the Los Angeles Times, APD command staff concluded that the internal review identified hundreds of thousands of dollars in overtime compensation linked to the Resort Policing Team. The paper reports that Lee’s regular and overtime pay together totaled about $400,000 in 2024 and that Duran’s timesheet includes at least one 24-hour workday. Those entries were enough to prompt then-Chief Rick Armendariz to order a formal review of 2024 overtime.
How the Disney deal works
Under a standing agreement with Disneyland, Anaheim assigns a dedicated Resort Policing Team that works a standard 40-hour schedule, and the city bills Disney for those baseline hours. Any time beyond that standard schedule is also reimbursed by the resort, according to the city contract. The contract language, which locks in the team’s schedule but allows Disney to request adjustments, is spelled out in a formal agreement between the City of Anaheim and the Disneyland Resort. City of Anaheim records show the arrangement and the built-in flexibility for seasonal surges or special events.
Payroll records back up the numbers
Public payroll files compiled by Transparent California highlight just how lucrative overtime can be for Anaheim officers. In recent years, the database lists sizable overtime totals for APD personnel, with Tony Lee and Jose A. Duran among the top earners. In the 2025 dataset, Lee is recorded with $158,574 in overtime pay and Duran with $138,498. Those public figures cover a different reporting year than the 2024 timesheets cited elsewhere, but together they underscore that resort assignments and special details can significantly inflate annual pay.
Claims, retaliation allegations and a tort filing
The audit did not just trigger questions about accounting, it also sparked a legal standoff. Capt. Lorenzo Glenn filed a tort claim asserting that the review uncovered misuse of overtime. In May 2025, Lee responded with his own legal claim, alleging that his overtime was slashed in retaliation after he pushed back on what he described as a Disney request for “arrest quotas.” As reported by the Los Angeles Times, Lee contends that his reassignment and a subsequent overtime ban gutted his earning potential. Reviewers, meanwhile, say their audit turned up irregularities that could indicate timesheet manipulation. The dueling claims lay bare a power struggle between command staff and union leaders over who calls the shots on resort-area overtime.
What officials and the city budget say
The Police Department reported a high staffing level last year, with 430 sworn positions, and officials have pointed to resort demands and general staffing pressures when explaining overtime levels, according to city budget and meeting records. City of Anaheim minutes show budget talks that repeatedly highlight resort-area policing as a steady drain on staffing. Now, with the internal review flagging possible excess payouts, city leaders are under pressure to square reimbursed resort work with tighter oversight.
For Anaheim residents and taxpayers, the episode revives familiar concerns about transparency, how overtime is monitored, and what happens when a private resort bankrolls a public police detail. Officials and union representatives are likely to face more questions as the tort claims work through the city’s administrative process and payroll reviews continue. We will update this story as additional records and responses surface.
