In Warwick, firefighters can earn overtime without working a full week
Jim Hummel
WARWICK Mayor Frank J. Picozzi has directed his administration to review a longtime practice that allows city firefighters to earn hundreds of thousands of dollars every year in overtime for hours they don’t actually work using sick and vacation time to trigger being paid time and a half.
Picozzi’s order came in response to a three-month investigation of city records obtained by The Hummel Report and a detailed computer analysis of the information by Ken Block, founder of the nonprofit WatchdogRI. It included an examination of every firefighter shift over the last 15 months.
Hereâs whoâs going to work for the new mayors in Cranston, Warwick, and Central Falls
The new mayors will be sworn in next week, and theyâve already named a few people to their respective staffs.
By Dan McGowan Globe Staff,Updated December 29, 2020, 9:36 a.m.
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