President Rowe’s Statement on State report regarding rising overtime
by Webmaster | Jan 29, 2014
ALBANY – In response to Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s recent report on state agency overtime, Donn Rowe,
President of the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA), released
the following statement today:
“It’s no surprise that through years of inadequate staffing and inadequate funding, the Dept. of Corrections, OPWDD, Office of Mental Health are now in an unsustainable situation that wastes taxpayer dollars and threatens the mission of these agencies. The best way to reduce overtime costs and protect public safety is to address these agencies’ longterm mismanagement head on. We stand ready, willing and able to partner with the state and fix this broken system.”