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Published on -7/2/2009, 7:34 AM
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Audit finds 2 Lottery workers made big overtime
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- A state audit has found that two Kansas Lottery employees made a total of $36,000 in overtime pay in one year.
That was one of several findings in a state audit published Wednesday. Auditors found an executive secretary and administrative specialist at the Topeka lottery office had more than 700 hours of overtime in one year.
Ed Van Petten, executive director of Kansas Lottery, says the high overtime was caused in part by computer software problems, which he says have been fixed.
The audit found the state paid $13.1 million in overtime pay in the 2007-2008 fiscal year.
The Kansas Department of Transportation paid the most overtime during that time -- $4.2 million for the 185,000 hours of extra duty.
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Information from: The Topeka Capital-Journal, http://www.cjonline.com
