Sudbury Resident Hopes to Find Out Why Public Safety Overtime Costs Are So High

Andrew MacEntee wants to analyze public safety payroll records to determine if there is abuse in the system, but his request for the public documents took more than two months for the town to release.

The Massachusetts Public Records Law says such requests shall be honored within 10 calendar days.

MacEntee, who sent several requests to town officials and copied all e-mails to the Town Crier, was recently informed he will get the Police and Fire Department payroll records for calendar year 2008.

MacEntee wants to analyze why public safety overtime is so high, similar to information the Boston Herald published.

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