"Assistant Deputy Warden Michael Hamilton earned $239,501 in overtime last fiscal year, equivalent to six additional hours of work per day over the entire year."
"Mayor Adams only makes $258,750 annually, yet several jail supervisors earn more than that through substantial overtime hours."
"In total, NYC Correction employees logged 3.8 million overtime hours in fiscal 2024, costing taxpayers approximately $283 million."
"Despite a slight reduction in overtime hours logged, taxpayers remain burdened by extensive overtime costs for corrections staff in New York City."
Rikers Island correctional officials have been logging excessive overtime, with Assistant Deputy Warden Michael Hamilton earning $239,501 from an astounding 2,344 extra hours in fiscal year 2024, totaling $388,620 in pay. This trend has yielded significant financial burdens on taxpayers, with NYC correction employees clocking 3.8 million overtime hours at a cost of $283 million. Mayor Adams is attempting to address the issue with new directives aimed at regulating overtime across various city departments.
Read at New York Post
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]