Payroll woes hit city workers in Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach city officials confirmed Monday that the majority of city workers didn't get paid on Friday because of a human error.

Employees have since been paid, but the city is also dealing with other payroll problems.

For almost two months, the city of Daytona Beach has been changing how it manages its finances and how employees get paid. But some told WFTV they've had one problem after another with their paychecks.

On Monday, WFTV went to City Hall to find out why after the city manager ignored our requests for an interview. City Manager Jim Chisholm wouldn't talk on camera, but officials said the latest problem was just last week, the same week the city's chief financial officer resigned with no explanation.

Officials attributed the payroll problem to human error because an employee who filed payroll with the city's bank left for the day and wasn't in the office when the bank called back with inconsistencies in the filing. When Friday rolled around, employees with direct deposit weren't paid.

The city said everyone was paid on Friday using paper checks. But it added to issues last month when child support and retirement payments were delayed by a few weeks because of glitches with the new payroll software system.

The city paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for that new software system.

Officials said they're still working on it and this week's payroll will be filed early to avoid any problems.