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Bellone seeks to curb OT costs to Suffolk

Originally published: February 22, 2012 9:37 PM
Updated: February 22, 2012 9:39 PM
By RICK BRAND  rick.brand@newsday.com

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (Dec. 20, 2011)

Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (Dec. 20, 2011)

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone Wednesday ordered department heads to submit overtime requests to his budget office seven days in advance so that budget officials can determine whether it is essential.

"It is increasingly clear that we are not on a sustainable fiscal course and must cut back," Bellone said in a statement. "That is why I am placing stringent guidelines on overtime and...

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