Audit uncovers lax employee policies within fire department
The time and attendance policies of the Cleveland, Ohio, fire department were recently called into question after an administrative audit uncovered numerous shortcomings, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The audit was ordered because of rising payouts for overtime employee attendance. Officials discovered that several officers were paid for up to three times the hours they actually worked and one worked a year's worth of shifts in approximately seven or eight months in order to spend the remaining months in California.
Another firefighter did not work from November 2010 through March of this year, then made up the hours by working 18 24-hour shifts over three weeks in August, putting himself and others at risk.
In a recent statement, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson said there are currently no plans to prosecute those who were overpaid.
The department faced additional criticism for an unrelated reason recently, WKYC-TV notes. The average age of a Cleveland firefighter is 47, which raised concerns about the department's ability to face the demands of the job as well as how it will cope when the current ranks hit retirement age.
The audit was ordered because of rising payouts for overtime employee attendance. Officials discovered that several officers were paid for up to three times the hours they actually worked and one worked a year's worth of shifts in approximately seven or eight months in order to spend the remaining months in California.
Another firefighter did not work from November 2010 through March of this year, then made up the hours by working 18 24-hour shifts over three weeks in August, putting himself and others at risk.
In a recent statement, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson said there are currently no plans to prosecute those who were overpaid.
The department faced additional criticism for an unrelated reason recently, WKYC-TV notes. The average age of a Cleveland firefighter is 47, which raised concerns about the department's ability to face the demands of the job as well as how it will cope when the current ranks hit retirement age.
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