City Tightening Payroll Controls
Posted: January 1, 2012 at 5:46 a.m.
Flames kindled by the resignation of Fire Chief Duane Atha didn’t cool last week before Mayor Doug Sprouse instituted tighter controls on the department’s payroll system.
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Isn't it time for the paper to publish some facts about the fire chief instead of speculation and what sounds like sour grapes from others?
Posted by: sandarr_juno_com
January 1, 2012 at 6:46 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
34 people had access to these records. No wonder no one knew who deleted the hours. The records that showed who made the changes were erased ever seven days. How often are these time sheets/records checked? Surely these are checked weekly. Sure makes it easy for someone to put the screws to someone if they have an axe to grind or may want a promotion, or to just cause problems for the Chief
Posted by: survivor1
January 2, 2012 at 10:55 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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