Maryland county audit turns up missing overtime records
A recent audit found that the police department of Montgomery County, Maryland, has been paying its employees overtime even when they fail to submit required time and attendance documentation, according to the Washington Examiner.
Overtime records were found to have been missing from a total of 26 percent of time sheets, and of those that were submitted, one in five was missing a supervisor's signature to verify that the employee actually worked during the time period claimed.
According to the audit, "all unverified requests were subsequently paid, when the time sheet was submitted to county payroll without correction by the employee's supervisor," as quoted by the news source.
Additionally, despite the fact that court time accounts for more than a third of the department's overtime expenses, no records were kept to ensure that officers actually appeared in court on the days they were claiming.
Although no actual cases of fraud, waste or abuse were found, the auditors recommended reviewing the request process and ensuring compliance with existing policies.
Overtime was recently also an issue in nearby Richmond, Virginia, when nine city workers were charged with fraudulently claiming overtime pay as part of an ongoing investigation, according to WTVR.
Overtime records were found to have been missing from a total of 26 percent of time sheets, and of those that were submitted, one in five was missing a supervisor's signature to verify that the employee actually worked during the time period claimed.
According to the audit, "all unverified requests were subsequently paid, when the time sheet was submitted to county payroll without correction by the employee's supervisor," as quoted by the news source.
Additionally, despite the fact that court time accounts for more than a third of the department's overtime expenses, no records were kept to ensure that officers actually appeared in court on the days they were claiming.
Although no actual cases of fraud, waste or abuse were found, the auditors recommended reviewing the request process and ensuring compliance with existing policies.
Overtime was recently also an issue in nearby Richmond, Virginia, when nine city workers were charged with fraudulently claiming overtime pay as part of an ongoing investigation, according to WTVR.
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