Potentially hundreds of Topeka city staff didn’t receive their paycheck on time. On March 20, city staff were notified of an issue with their paychecks and that they wouldn’t be paid on time.
“Due to an approval error, staff did not receive paychecks this morning, however, city staff immediately worked to remedy this situation, and staff should receive pay by 1:30 PM, today,” city communications director Daniel Garrett said in a written comment. “Depending on their banks, their accounts may not reflect the deposit until Monday. Staff was notified of this issue at 8:00 AM and updated at noon.” The city’s media team didn’t respond to questions of how many staff members were impacted. Mayor Spencer Duncan said he is in the process of finding out more about the incident. He said he was unsure of how many staff members were impacted but that he was under the impression it was many.
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