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Education superintendent explains why some shelter staff won’t receive premium typhoon pay
Summary
Guam Department of Education officials said payroll rules change when typhoon condition levels change; DOE and payroll staff said employees who worked under core 4 conditions will be paid under core-4 overtime rules, not the core-1 premium some employees expected, and updated a shelter-related request to $116,000.
Senators pressed Guam Department of Education officials about typhoon pay for staff who served at school shelters during Super Typhoon Bavi. The superintendent and DOE payroll staff explained how pay rules changed when the region moved between emergency "core" conditions.
"When core 4 was called, the rules of engagement for payroll changed at that moment," said DOE payroll representative Mister Rivera, explaining that premium overtime calculations differ by declared condition and that DOE will pay overtime in accordance with law and payroll guidance. Superintendent Leon Guerrero Wampat told the committee DOE will follow payroll law and regulations and that employees would be paid for overtime "in accordance with the regulations and the calculations," but acknowledged some employees expected premium pay because previous administrations had handled shelter pay differently.
DOE also revised its earlier $66,000 request after late invoices and purchases: the superintendent said the shelter-related tally increased to $116,000 to include a 500-gallon diesel tank with trailer ($38,000) and communications MiFi devices ($12,000). DOE said it will submit the overtime and mold-mitigation items to FEMA for reimbursement where allowed and that it would provide a full expenditure report to the committee.
