Everyone wants to know how their tax dollars are being spent, and while there are simply some things no one wants to skimp on, like education, roads & bridges (even though we always rank as one of the worst states in the nation in that category), paying out millions of dollars in overtime is certainly subjective.
A doctor at Danville State Hospital claimed more overtime pay in 2016-17 than any other state employee, more than tripling his current salary, according to an analysis of state employee overtime records, writes Jon O’Connell for citizensvoice.com.
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It appears that Michael Brogna was promoted since he collected an extra $171,419 in 2016, and $217,688 in 2017, on top of his regular salary.
He earned $140,421 in 2016, and $153,487 in 2017, according to the state salary database at www.pennwatch.pa.gov.
State government paid nearly a half-billion dollars, $239.1 million in 2016 and $240.3 million in 2017, on overtime, up less than 1 percent from one year to the next.
Corrections, which employs more than 15,300 salaried and 125 hourly employees, categorically pays the most overtime, and 2016-17 was no different. The agency paid $101.9 million in 2016, but saw a 6 percent decrease in 2017, when it paid $95.7 million.
The Human Services Department, which pays Brogna’s salary and overtime, was third-highest for both years — $34.4 million in 2016, and $36 million in 2017. The department has 15,484 salaried and 828 hourly employees.
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