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District officials still haven't solved record-keeping problems in the city's Summer Youth Employment Program. Officials say they still aren't certain the system has accurately tracked how many hours were worked. Mayoral spokeswoman Dena Iverson says people who showed up more than half the time will be paid for the maximum number of hours they could have worked. Those who showed up for less than half the time will be paid half.
D.C. mayor Adrian Fenty issued an update today on the overhaul of the city's troubled Summer Youth Employment Program.
Following an internal investigation and the removal of around 3,000 students from the program's payroll in the last pay period, roughly 1,700 people were removed this pay period.
Reasons for removal included ineligibility, termination, failure to report to work, duplications and attrition. The program's enrollment now stands at just under 16,500, down from 21,000 at the height of the program's mismanagement.
These payroll purges saved the district approximately $700,000; the city originally planned to spend $20 million for the program, but the budget swelled to more than $50 million.
The program has concluded for this summer, with one more payday upcoming in two weeks for the youth who remained enrolled.
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