A Thurston County Sheriff’s Office corrections deputy was suspended without pay after an internal investigation found the deputy failed to accurately fill out a time sheet.
The corrections deputy, whose name was not disclosed, showed up late for work 24 times last year, the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) said in a report on the issue.
“During an unrelated review of jail footage, a TCSO employee noted that the corrections deputy in question arrived 30 minutes late for work, failed to report their tardiness, and then failed to update their (time sheet) to reflect those hours,” the TCSO said.
“Initial fact finding led to an internal investigation when a number of similar instances were discovered. The tardiness ranged upwards of 48 minutes late each day.”
Failing to accurately fill out the time sheet led to the corrections deputy collecting 27 hours of pay for time not worked.
“The allegations were sustained after the completion of an internal investigation, and the deputy was suspended for three days without pay,” the TCSO said.
“The corrections deputy was remorseful for the unaccounted time, and changes have been made internally to ensure daily reporting to the on duty supervisor at shift start.”
The TCSO noted that employees have personal lives that can conflict with prescribed job duties, but taxpayer dollars must be accounted for in all parts of office operations.
“TCSO remains committed to being an office that is both accountable for tax dollars spent and willing to adjust working conditions to ensure the highest probability of success for our employees.”
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RegularGuy
So the County never pursued getting the 27 hours of pay back from the employee, but instead gave him 24 hours off without pay instead? Seems like a raw deal for the taxpayers, and not a whole lot of deterrent to not cheat in the future...Unfortunately, in my experience with hiring off duty officers from other departments to staff local events, hours worked have been inflated, and there is no real accountability. And these are Overtime hours, so the non-profit organizations putting on the event are stuck paying an extra $100-120/hr for the non-existent hours worked.
That being said, the majority of the officers have documented their time correctly, are great to work with, and our organization greatly appreciates their services.
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SecondOtter
This is a remark concerning that one deputy, as I know several others at the Corrections facility and they are all, to a man or woman, ethical and honest people.
The fact that this one jerk LIED on his time sheet over and over again. It says it was done intentionally. I can see maybe ONCE forgetting, but 24 times? Ands almost an hour every time? That's twice a month at least. What is even sadder that his or her supervisor trusted that deputy enough to not check the time sheet. Or worse, was in collusion with the cheater.
Even worse, by being late so often, that deputy is also screwing the off going shift. THose people were on time, did their job and now have to wait because the cheater just forgot to get there on time? They have lives, too, and now they have to wait until their relief comes in..late AGAIN.
Frankly, I would have fired that cheat.
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