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[4]Assassination Records Review Board
[5]Final Determination Notification
[7]AGENCY : HSCA
[8]RECORD NUMBER : 180-10068-10319
[9]RECORD SERIES : STAFF PAYROLL RECORDS
[10]AGENCY FILE NUMBER :
[12]December 8, 1995 \
[13]Status of Document: —_ Postponed in Part
[15]Number of releases of previously postponed information: 7
[17]Reason for Board Action: The Review Board's decision was premised on several factors
[18]including: (a) the significant historical interest in the document in question; (b) the
[19]absence of evidence that the release of the information would cause harm to the United
[20]States or to any individual.
[22]Number of Postponements: 3
[24]Postponements: All the postponements in this document represent Social Security numbers.
[26]Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because the public disclosure of the redaction could
[27]reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, and that invasion of
[28]privacy would be so substantial that it outweighs the public interest.
[30]Substitute Language: SSN
[32]Date of Next Review: 2017
[34]Board Review Completed: 10/24/95
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[42]JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM
[44]IDENTIFICATION FORM
[46]AGENCY INFORMATION
[48]~ AGENCY
[49]RECORD NUMBER
[51]HSCA
[52]180-10068-10319
[54]es ee
[56]RECORDS SERIES :
[57]STAFF PAYROLL RECORDS
[59]ORIGINATOR :
[60]FROM :
[61]TO 3s.
[63]TITLE :
[65]DATE
[66]PAGES
[68]08/15/77
[69]7
[71]SUBJECTS ;
[72]HSCA, ADMINISTRATION
[73]BURAS, ROBERT C. JR.
[75]DOCUMENT TYPE PRINTED FORM
[77]CLASSIFICATION : U
[78]RESTRICTIONS : 3
[79]CURRENT STATUS : P
[81]DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/07/93
[83]OPENING CRITERIA
[85]; COMMENTS
[86]Box. #21.
[88][R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED
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[97]Lous STOKES, OHI10, CHAIRMAN
[99]RICHARDSON PREYER, N.C. SAMUEL L. DEVINE, OHIO
[101]WALTER E. FAUNTROY,. D.C. STEWART B. MCKINNEY, CONN.
[102]YVONNE BRATHWAITE BURKE, CALIF, CHARLES THONE, NEBR. . ; .
[103]CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, CONN. HAROLD S. SAWYER, MICH. .
[104]HAROLD E. FORO, TENN. ° . u r
[105]- FeovD J. FITHIAN, IND. Select Committee on Assassinations
[107]ROBERT W. EOGAR, PA.
[109]GS. House of Representatives
[110]3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2
[111]| WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515 —
[113](202) 225-4624
[115]October 16, 1978
[117]Dear Bob:
[119]As you probably know, because the Committee is winding down, the
[120]decision has been made to terminate L. J.'s services as of October 31.
[122]I'm sure that you are wondering how you stand salary-—wise with the
[123]Committee because of the duplicate salary payments from the New Orleans |
[124]Police Department.
[126]The following are my calculations of how you stand.
[128]You were hired August 15, 1977 at an annual salary. of $24, 000.00
[129]and taken off the payroll February 28, 1978. Your W-2 statement for .
[130]1977. gave a salary of $16,637.46 from the New Orleans Police Department.
[131]The monthly amount would be $1,386.46 ($16,637.46 + 12). Prorating this
[133]amount would give $9,058.21 while on the payroll of the Committee ($1, 386. 46
[135]per month. for the period August 15, 1977 to. February ¢ 28, 1978).
[137]You have been due $613.54 per ‘month from the Committee since March l,
[138]1978 (the difference between your Committee salary of $2,000.00 per month |
[139]and $1,386.46). Dividing $613.54 into $9,058.21 (the overpayment referred
[141]to above) would carry you almost 15 months or until June 1, 1979.
[143]According to the affidavit from your payroll supervisor, your base pay
[145]during the period you have been with the Committee is $1,273.00 per month.
[146]Tf we use this lower figure instead of the $1,386.46 which I got by divid-_
[147]ing the amount on your W-2 by 12 and I went through the same calculations
[149]as above, the overpayment would carry you about: ils months or until Feb-
[150]ruary 15, 1979, :
[152]Either way, the duplicate payment by the New Orleans Police Depart-
[153]ment for the period August. 15, 1977 to February 28, 1978 is more than
[154]enough to carry you through December 31, 1978 without any further payménts
[155]from the Committee. - re
[157]Please give me a call if you have any questions or dispute any of my_
[158]figures. . .
[160]Sincerely yours,
[163]THOMAS HOWARTH
[165]Budget Officer
[167]pa Ne
[170]CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
[172]DEPARTMENT OF POLICE
[174]P.O. Box 51480
[175]New Orleans, La. 70151
[177]ERNEST- DUTCH MORTAL “to protect and to serve” CLARENCE B. GIARRUSSO
[178]MAYOR ; . SUPERINTENDENT
[180]June 6, 1978
[182]During the period of August 15, 1977 through December 31,1977,
[183]Lieutenant Robert Buras, Jr. earned a base pay of $1273.00.
[185]scot! ALBERT C. LAWLESS
[186]Commander, Payroll Division
[188]ACL/da
[190]| An Equal Opportunity Employer
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[207]identifying
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[210]Employee's social security number {1 Federal income tax withheld; 2 Wages, tips, and other
[211]compensation
[213]3 FICA employee tax
[215]4 Total FICA wages
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[247]Oct. 30, 1978
[249]Dear Tom:
[251]I recieved your letter of Oct, 16, 1978 and agree with
[252]your last figures which indicate my base nay as $1,273.00
[253]per month, The W-2 form includes overtime and uniform al-
[254]lowances that are not subject to Committee Consideration.
[255]This still leaves me paid until Feb. 15, 1979. This is not
[256]accurate due to insufficient data given to you.
[258]The following will explain my present position.
[260]The City of New Orleans allows employees to accrue annual
[261]leave at the rate of 21 days per year (1 3/h per month), This
[262]annual leave can be accumulated for a maximim of 90 days and
[263]be carried from one year to the next, In 1977 I ended the year
[264]with 102 days of which 12 days was dropped from the rolls due
[265]to committee employment. These are all working days, for each
[266]five totaled I recieve 2 days off, similar to a week end, In
[267]1978 I will lose 21 days (working) from the rolls, This is
[268]33 working days or 6 weeks and 3 days (3344 5= 6X7+3 =45).
[270]The 33 days from the City amounts to $1,937.66 at $7.34 —
[271]per hour, This amount does not take into account the number
[272]of weeks nor the 14 days annual leave that the committee would
[273]allow, The total consecutive days would be 45 + 14 = 59.
[274]This would be one day short of two months at $2,000.00 per
[275]month from the Committee. You can see that this could get
[276]into an accountant problem.
[278]I am suggesting that the Committee not pay me anything
[279]further in salary but that I-be given the above stated time
[280]off, I would like to be off from Nov, 15 thru Dec 31. 1978,
[282]T would still be avialable to get needed information to help
[283]write the renort (if the Committee continues my phone service)
[285]I am not an accountant and would rather not get into the
[286]dollars and cents involved, The time off would beforactical
[287]solution in my opinion.
[289]I will talk with you and Cliff further about this matter.
[291]Singeyely In Christ
[293]Robert Buras
[294]Staff Investigator
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[298]PAYROLL AUTHORIZATION FOP". os.
[299]“(Please Use Typewriter ~ a ‘U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ¢ (Any erasures, corrections, or changes -
[301]on this form must be initialed by the
[302]or Ballpoint Pen) Washington, D.C. 20515 authorizing official.)
[304]To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
[306]| hereby authorize the following payroll action:
[308]Employee Name (First-Middle-Last) Effective Date.
[310]Rebert P. Buras, Jr. 2/26/78
[311]Employee Soial Securify Number
[313]é 2g. age 7i 16 | 1 Appointment
[315]O Salary Adjustment
[316]OI Title Change
[317]a OX Termination {At close of business on effective date)
[318]Assassinations . OO Leave without pay (Beginning with effective date above and ending
[320]close of business
[321]Specify Date
[323](If type of action is an Appointment, Salary Adjustment, or Title Change, complete appropriate information below.)
[325]Position Title . Gross Annual Salary*
[327]. *if employee i isa civil service annuitant (includes U.S. House of Representatives), the gross annual. salary shown should include the annuity received by the employee’: -
[328]plus the salary received ‘from the employing office.
[330](If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below.)
[332]12.0 Stonding Committee: Staff—O Clerical or 0) Professional.
[334]3. O Joint Committee.
[336](If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below.)
[338]Position Number If applicable, Level
[340]-°3110(b), prohibiting the employment of
[342]eR EE AON. eA Hie we
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[347]Roe (Signature of Authorizing Official}
[348]“tou IS STOKES:
[349](lf appropriate, signature of Subcommittee Chairman or Ranking Minority Member) eae 7 nua ree print nome of Authorizing Official) =—SsSts=~CS
[350]CHAIRMAN
[351]~~ T"" (Type or print name and title of above official). SS Fe eee Title= If Member, District and Store). SSS ~
[353]All appointments and salary adjustments for employees under the. House Classification Act and for Committee em-
[354]. ployees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Joint Committees, must:
[355]be approved by the Commiftee on House Administration.
[359]Chairman, Committee.on House Administration
[361]Office of Finance use only:
[363]Office Code
[365]uo, 7 , (Revised: August 1, 77)
[366]‘Copy: for. Initiating Office or Committee: Bs
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[404]oF Ballpoint Pen)" Washington, D.C. 20515: ae ~~ on this form must, ve initialed by the
[405]To the Clerk of the. House of Representatives: °° -°-8.. “cee
[407]|-hereby authorize the following payroll action
[409]= ~empes Hepe (wiea Sree ee
[411]Robert . Buras dr.
[413]~ Employee Social. ‘Security Number"
[415]E] Appointment
[416]_ = Sclary Adjustment:.
[418](J Termination (At close of business on effective date)
[420](If Committee Employee,-complete. appropriate iitem below.)
[422]1.:]: Standing Committee: Staff-[-J Clerical or [] Professional
[424]2. [©] Special or Select Committee: “Authority=H. Res. 485.
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[432]-. (If Employee of an Officer of the House, , complete item below)... re ; oa
[433]| Position Number_ 2. an If applicable, Level- are Step_. ee
[434]|-certify’.that this authorization is not..in ‘violation -of : 8. USC. 3110(b), Prohibiting: the: employment : of -
[435]relatives. ca
[436]August 36,1877
[437]_ Date
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[445]STORE
[447](Type or, print name of Authorizing “Official
[451]All appointments and salary adjustments. for employees “under the House Classification Act and for:Committee em-
[452]ployees, except:those ofthe Committee on: Appropriations; the Committee on. the Budget,:and the: Joint Committees, must
[453]be approved by the Committee on House Administration.
[455]APPROVED:
[457]Chairman, Committee on House’ Administration
[459]Office of Finance use only:
[461]Office Code
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[472]MEMORANDUM -
[474]TO: Professor G. Robert Blakey
[475]a
[477]FROM: Cliff Fenton
[479]DATE: August 15, 1977
[481]RE: Recommendation for employment - Robert P. Buras, Jr.
[483]Tt is recommended that Robert P. Buras, Jr. be hired
[484]for appointment to the position of Senior Investigator at a
[485]salary of $24,000 per annum effective this date. Even
[486]though his homicide investigatory experience is limited,
[487]his experiences in law enforcement would be beneficial to
[488]our investigation. |
[490]Mr. Buras, who is a Lieutenant, has been with the
[491]New Orleans Police Department for eighteen (18) years. He
[492]appeared to be a loyal and committed person and showed a
[493]strong desire to join the JFK Task Force. He is presently.
[494]in New Orleans, Louisiana and will be stationed thereat.
[496]APPROVED: Lib pt 4
[497]Kenneth D. Klein
[498]Assistant Deputy Chief Counsel
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