Sleeping on taxpayer's dollar in Hamburg?

SOT: YOU CANNOT CONVINCE ME THAT YOU CAN FALL SOUND ASLEEP LIKE THIS ON A 15 MINUTE BREAK OR A LUNCH BREAK THIS IS HOW OWEN CASEY HAS SPENT PART OF HIS DAY AT WORK… WHILE TAKING HOME A PAYCHECK FROM TAXPAYERS.

SOT: THIS IS THEFT OF TIME ON THE TAXPAYER DOLLAR AND THIS EMPLOYEE NEEDS TO BE TERMINATED IMMEDIATELY TOWN OF HAMBURG TAXPAYER CHERYL MAY SAYS SHE’S COMING FORWARD TO 7 EYEWITNESS NEWS… TO SPEAK UP FOR TOWN EMPLOYEES AND TAXPAYERS WHO THEY’VE HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF POOR LEADERSHIP FROM OWEN CASEY’S BOSS.

CASEY’S BOSS?

HIS FATHER… HAMBURG HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT *TED* CASEY.

SOT: HE RAN HIS CAMPAIGN ON NO NEPOTISM—NOW THIS SOT: THIS ONE WAS TAKEN AT 8 IN THE MORNING AND YOU’RE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A BREAK YET TOWN SUPERVISOR JIM SHAW SAYS OWEN CASEY MAKES 28-DOLLARS AN HOUR WORKING FOR THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT SOT: YOU’VE GOT TO DEAL FAIRLY WITH PEOPLE IN HIS DEPARTMENT YOU CAN’T HAVE ONE SET OF RULES FOR SOME AND OTHERS SHAW SAYS MORE THAN A YEAR AGO— THERE WAS A VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE IN CASEY’S LEADERSHIP BY HIS TEAM.

ALLEGATIONS OF FAVORITISM, SELECTIVE PUNISHMENT AND RETALIATION ARE AMONG THE COMPLAINTS FROM TAXPAYERS.

7 EYEWITNESS NEWS ALSO REPORTED LAST YEAR ON ALLEGATIONS CASEY USED HIS TOWN VEHICLE FOR PERSONAL BUSINESS… LIKE TRIPS TO THE MOVIES.

AT THE TIME CASEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS POLITICALLY MOTIVATED.

THE TOWN BOARD SUSPENDED HIS USE OF THIS TOWN VEHICLE FOR 60 DAYS.

SOT:IT IS A PATTERN OF BEHAVIOR WITH MR. CASEY I TRIED TO TALK TO TED CASEY MONDAY IN PERSON— HE TOLD ME HE WAS TOO BUSY TO TALK BUT WOULD CALL ME BACK.

HE DID… AND PROVIDED ME THIS STATEMENT: “I will not discuss personnel related matters with the press or the public as it would be inappropriate to do so.

There are also HIPPA related privacy requirements that must be honored and I respect the privacy of all my employees.

It is unfortunate that a Highway Department worker, with allegiance to the past administration, would choose to attack me by way of a fellow union member.

This is clearly an affront to union solidarity which is counter to the role of unions.” STANDUP: THERE IS A HAMBURG TOWN BOARD MEETING TONIGHT AT 7 I’M TOLD MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE DEMANDING SOME TYPE OF DISCIPLINE FOR OWEN CASEY.

Sleeping on taxpayer's dollar in Hamburg?

Hannah Buehler reports.

GOOD EVENING ONCEAGAIN.CAUGHT SLEEPING ONTHE JOB AT THETAXPAYERS' EXPENSE.THAT'S THEACCUSATION AGAINSTA TOWN OFFICIAL INHAMBURG TONIGHT.TAKE A LOOK AT THISPICTURE.IT PURPORTEDLYSHOWS OWEN CASEYSLEEPING WITH HISFEET UP ON THE DESKIN HIS TOWN OFFICERECENTLY.OWEN IS THE SON OFHAMBURG HIGHWAYSUPERINTENDENT TEDCASEY.AS SEVENEYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER HANNAHBUEHLER TELLS US...THIS PICTURE ISEXPECTED TO COMEUP AT TONIGHT'STOWN BOARDMEETING.:35:542:09SLEEPING ON THE JOBALLEGATIONS OFTHEFT OF TIMECOMING FROMCONCERNEDTAXPAYERS INHAMBURGTOWARD THE TOWNHIGHWAYSUPERINTENDENT'SSONSOT: THIS IS THEFT OFTIME ON THETAXPAYER DOLLARAND THIS EMPLOYEENEEDS TO BETERMINATEDIMMEDIATELYCHERYL MAY SAYSSHE'S COMINGFORWARD TO SPEAKFOR TOWNEMPLOYEES ANDTAXPAYERS WHO THEYSAY HAVE HADENOUGH OF POLEADERSHIP FROMHAMBURG HIGHWAYSUPERINTENDENT TEDCASEY...SOT: THIS ONE WASTAKEN AT 8 IN THEMORNING AND YOU'RENOT ELIGIBLE FOR ABREAK YETTHE MOST RECENTISSUES THEY SAYSTEM FROM CASEY'SSON OWENBEINGCAUGHT ALMOSTDAILY SLEEPING ONTHE TAXPAYERDOLLAR DURING HISSHIFT..SOT: HE RAN HISCAMPAIGN ON NONEPOTISMNOW THISTOWN SUPERVISORJIM SHAW SAYS OWENCASEY MAKES 28DOLLARS AN HOUR TOWORK FOR THEHIGHWAYDEPARTMENTSOT: YOU'VE GOT TODEAL FAIRLY WITHPEOPLE IN HISDEPARTMENTYOU CAN'T HAVE ONESET OF RULES FORSOME AND OTHERSSHAW SAYS OVER AYEAR AGOTHERE WAS A VOTE OFNO CONFIDENCE INCASEY'S LEADERSHIPBY HIS TEAM.ALLEGATIONS OFFAVORITISM,SELECTIVEPUNISHMENT ANDRETALIATION ARE JUSTSOME OF THETAXPAYERSCOMPLAINTS..7 EYEWITNESS NEWSALSO REPORTED LASTYEAR ONALLEGATIONS CASEYUSED HIS TOWNVEHICLE TO DRIVEPERSONAL PLACESLIKE THE MOVIES..CASEY SAIDEVERYTHING WASPOLITICALLYMOTIVATED.THE TOWN BOARDSUSPENDED CASEY'SUSE OF THIS TOWNVEHICLE FOR 60 DAYSIN DECEMBER.SOT:IT IS A PATTERNOF BEHAVIOR WITHMR. CASEYI WENT TO SEE TEDCASEY TODAY FOR ANIN PERSONINTERVIEWAND HE TOLD ME HEWAS TOO BUSY TOTALK TO ME THEN BUTWOULD CALL ME BACKWHICH HE DID ANDPROVIDED ME THSTATEMENT:"I WILL NOT DISCUSSPERSONNEL RELATEDMATTERS WITH THEPRESS OR THE PUBLICAS IT WOULD BEINAPPROPRIATE TO DOSO.

THERE ARE ALSOHIPPA RELATEDPRIVACYREQUIREMENTS THATMUST BE HONOREDAND I RESPECT THEPRIVACY OF ALL MYEMPLOYEES.IT IS UNFORTUNATETHAT A HIGHWAYDEPARTMENTWORKER, WITHALLEGIANCE TO THEPAST ADMINISTRATION,WOULD CHOOSE TOATTACK ME BY WAY OFA FELLOW UNIONMEMBER.

THIS ISCLEARLY AN AFFRONTTO UNION SOLIDARITYWHICH IS COUNTER TOTHE ROLE OF UNIONS."STANDUP: THERE IS AHAMBURG TOWNBOARD MEETINGTONIGHT AT 7I'M TOLD MEMBERS OFTHE PUBLIC WILL BEDEMANDING SOMETYPE OF DISCIPLINEFOR OWEN CASEY.