New York town evens out overtime
The highway department superintendent for the town of Bethlehem in Albany County, New York, is rescheduling employees' duties in order to more equally balance overtime, according to the Times Union.
The change came after a recent report found that the superintendent's son, Gregg Sagendorph Jr., was the second highest overtime-earner on the town's payroll last year. Sagendorph Jr., who is a foreman, had routinely been working 12-hour days. He earned an annual total of $100,000 in wages and overtime over the past three years, with overtime making up more than half of his income, according to the news source.
In an effort to delegate responsibilities, one or more current highway workers will be promoted to the recently created managerial position of sub-foreman. For now, three foremen have been rotating between on-call weekend shifts - a duty that formerly belonged solely to Sagendorph Jr. Additionally, office staffers and a mechanic foreman have taken over the tasks of answering phone calls and performing garage-related duties.
"The hours were changed so [the foreman] is there the first thing in the morning to delegate some of Gregg Jr.'s duties to someone else," Superintendent Gregg Sagendorph Sr. told the Times-Union. "We're just trying to delegate out the duties in a more even manner."
The change came after a recent report found that the superintendent's son, Gregg Sagendorph Jr., was the second highest overtime-earner on the town's payroll last year. Sagendorph Jr., who is a foreman, had routinely been working 12-hour days. He earned an annual total of $100,000 in wages and overtime over the past three years, with overtime making up more than half of his income, according to the news source.
In an effort to delegate responsibilities, one or more current highway workers will be promoted to the recently created managerial position of sub-foreman. For now, three foremen have been rotating between on-call weekend shifts - a duty that formerly belonged solely to Sagendorph Jr. Additionally, office staffers and a mechanic foreman have taken over the tasks of answering phone calls and performing garage-related duties.
"The hours were changed so [the foreman] is there the first thing in the morning to delegate some of Gregg Jr.'s duties to someone else," Superintendent Gregg Sagendorph Sr. told the Times-Union. "We're just trying to delegate out the duties in a more even manner."
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