City mayor's overtime earnings questioned
The city of Paterson, New Jersey's payouts for extra employee attendance during Hurricane Irene are being questioned after it was revealed that the mayor and three other officials received overtime checks, according to the North Jersey Record.
Most of the compensation went to city employees, including police officers and firefighters. However, Mayor Jeffery Jones was given $6,114 and his business administrator, chief of staff and technology director received $5,623, $4,446 and $4,290, respectively. The officials are salaried and usually exempt from time and attendance allowances such as overtime.
The disbursement was not approved by the Paterson council, according to councilman Kenneth Morris, Jr, who chairs the city's finance committee. Morris said salaried government employees may be eligible to receive compensation time, but not payment.
"The nature of the position is leadership, and it sometimes requires an individual to act beyond their normal scope of work and put in additional hours," he told the news source.
Overtime related to the hurricane also caused problems for Verizon earlier this month, when workers on Long Island, New York, accused the company of refusing to pay them overtime.
Most of the compensation went to city employees, including police officers and firefighters. However, Mayor Jeffery Jones was given $6,114 and his business administrator, chief of staff and technology director received $5,623, $4,446 and $4,290, respectively. The officials are salaried and usually exempt from time and attendance allowances such as overtime.
The disbursement was not approved by the Paterson council, according to councilman Kenneth Morris, Jr, who chairs the city's finance committee. Morris said salaried government employees may be eligible to receive compensation time, but not payment.
"The nature of the position is leadership, and it sometimes requires an individual to act beyond their normal scope of work and put in additional hours," he told the news source.
Overtime related to the hurricane also caused problems for Verizon earlier this month, when workers on Long Island, New York, accused the company of refusing to pay them overtime.
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