manatee patrol - News - The Coastal Star2024-03-28T22:27:18Zhttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/manatee+patrolBoynton Beach: City fixing concern about pay for manatee patrolshttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/boynton-beach-city-fixing-concern-about-pay-for-manatee-patrols2020-12-30T16:42:48.000Z2020-12-30T16:42:48.000ZThe Coastal Starhttps://thecoastalstar.com/members/TheCoastalStar<div><p><strong>By Jane Smith</strong><br /> <br />Boynton Beach will have a second person review police payroll reimbursement requests for manatee protection after the county Office of Inspector General pointed out documentation problems.</p>
<p>The OIG report, released on Dec. 21, states that the city and county “have generally adequate controls” over agreed-upon reimbursement requests. </p>
<p>But when the OIG tested 29 city reimbursement requests in a six-year period, it found 15 of 29, or 52%, did not include official payroll records to support the hours worked by</p>
<p>Boynton Beach police officers, as required by the agreement.</p>
<p>The county approved the payments.</p>
<p>After the problem was noted, Boynton Beach did supply the payroll records needed for documentation.</p>
<p>“Going forward, the reimbursement requests will be reviewed by a secondary reviewer to ensure that all paperwork required for submittal is attached,” City Manager Lori LaVerriere wrote in her Dec. 15 response.</p>
<p>Boynton Beach police provide an increased law enforcement presence on the Intracoastal Waterway during manatee season, Nov. 15 through March 31. </p>
<p>The county agreed to pay a specified rate per hour for each officer for on-water enforcement activity and approved court proceedings, according to the agreement. The annual amount is set by the County Commission at the start of each financial year on Oct. 1. </p></div>