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Rising Costs for Port Authority
by WNYC Newsroom
NEW YORK, NY April 28, 2008 —There are renewed concerns about overtime costs at the Port Authority.
After those costs rose by 12% in 2006, the agency paid a consultant more than $400,000 to study its staffing practices and come up with reforms.
But the next year, things got worse when overtime costs increased 14% to almost $49 million. That was the 2nd highest dollar amount in the Port Authority's history.
Port Authority Police Superintendent, Samuel Plumeri, says overtime is needed to fill critical shifts.
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