ERIE COUNTY, NY—Today, Erie County Comptroller Mark Poloncarz issued a report on County-wide Dual Employment for the period January 1, 2011 through June 3, 2011. The review examined how many Erie County (the “County”) employees hold two or more County positions at the same time and whether or not those employees are following the County’s Dual Employment Policy.
The review found that there were fifty-seven (57) County employees who held two or more positions and that a number of those employees were in violation of one or more of the County’s policies. For ten employees, these violations resulted in overpayments totaling more than $500.
Specific violations discovered by auditors include:
- Four instances of dual earnings for the same hours worked in an employee’s regular and second positions;
- Fifty-seven (57) instances where employees left an insufficient break period between working their two positions;
- Seven employees have the same title in their two positions; and,
- Five employees worked in their second and/or third positions in excess of “sporadic or occasional.”
Poloncarz noted at the conclusion, “While the number of County employees holding Dual Employment status is relatively few, my office’s findings show that violations of County policy are occurring, and if steps are not taken, it is likely that violations will continue to take place.”