Officials from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey reported that civilian workers and police officers surpassed allotted time and attendance benchmarks during second quarter 2013. An estimate on the actual dollar amount of the overtime is currently unavailable, but the authority has reported that civilian employees saw a spike in overtime by nearly 28 percent compared to the same time last year.

With 532,000 hours accrued between April and June 2013, 101.5 FM New Jersey reported some of blame should be placed on employment vacancies and newly staffed security positions at the George Washington Bridge and Port Authority bus terminal. Michael Massiah, the Port Authority's director of management and budget, told The Star-Ledger the police's overtime hours reached 461,000 hours, which is an increase of 30.6 percent over the previous year. The New Jersey newspaper reported that about 60,000 hours of overtime can be attributed to recovery efforts resulting from super storm Sandy, which caused billions of dollars in damage to the region.

Port Authority Chief Financial Officer Elizabeth McCarthy spent time responding to board members who were frustrated by the lack of transparency surrounding how much the overtime hours will cost the facility. McCarthy also attempted to convince the board that the authority was following recommendations set forth by a 2011 report issued by New York State Comptroller's office.

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