Hubbard officials repaying extra pay check

HUBBARD — The city has been reimbursed most of the money overpaid to some employees as the result of an accounting error, and it has implemented a new method of operation to prevent a repeat.

Auditor Michael Villano, Road Superintendant Paul Collins, Secretary Lorrie Brown, Mayor Arthur Magee and former Service Director Al Patrick were overpaid a combined $5,981, the equivalent of an extra paycheck for each person, in 2006.

Villano reimbursed the city with a check in June for his $1,661 overpayment. Patrick’s $622 overpayment was deducted from his final paycheck after leaving his position with the city at the end of 2008.

Magee, Collins and Brown elected to pay the money back to the city in installments of $100 to $200 a month. Brown has reimbursed the city for her $961 in extra pay. Magee still owes the city $524. Collins owes the city $261.

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