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AGENCY

RECORD NUMBER

RECORD

SERIES

AGENCY FILE NUMBER

Assassination Records Review Board

Final Determination Notification

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: HSCA

: 180-10068-10319

: STAFF PAYROLL RECORDS

December 8, 1995

Status of Document:

Postponed in Part

Number of releases of previously postponed information: 7

Reason for Board Action: The Review Board's decision was premised on several factors

including: (a) the significant historical interest in the document in question; (b) the

absence of evidence that the release of the information would cause harm to the United

States or to any individual.

Number of Postponements: 3

Postponements: All the postponements in this document represent Social Security numbers.

Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because the public disclosure of the redaction could

reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, and that invasion of

privacy would be so substantial that it outweighs the public interest.

Substitute Language: SSN

Date of Next Review: 2017

Board Review Completed: 10/24/95

Beleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 44 U51

2107 Note). CasettiNW 89926 Date: 2025

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Date: 08/20/93

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JEK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY : HSCA

RECORD NUMBER: 180-10068-10319

RECORDS SERIES :

STAFF PAYROLL RECORDS

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR : HSCA

FROM

TO :

TITLE :

DATE: 08/15/77

PAGES:

7

SUBJECTS:

HSCA, ADMINISTRATION

BURAS, ROBERT C. JR.

DOCUMENT TYPE : PRINTED FORM

CLASSIFICATION

:

U

RESTRICTIONS

3

CURRENT STATUS

P

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

07/07/93

OPENING CRITERIA :

COMMENTS :

Box. #:1.

[R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED

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RICKARDSON PRETER.M.C.

WALTER E. FAUNTROY, D.C.

YVONNE BRATHWAITE BURKE, CALIF.

LOUIS STOKES, OHIO, CHAIRMAN

SAMUEL L. DEVINE, OHIO

STEWART B. MCKINNEY, CONN.

HAROLD S. SAWYER, MICH.

HAROLD E. FORD, JENN.

FLOYD J. FITHIAN, IND.

ROBERT W. EDGAR, PA.

(202) 225-4624

Select Committee on Assassinations

U.&. House of Representatives

3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

October 16, 1978

Dear Bob:

As you probably know, because the Committee is winding down, the

decision has been made to terminate L. Jo's services as of October 31.

I'm sure that you are wondering how you stand salary-wise with the

Committee because of the duplicate salary payments from the New Orleans

Police Department.

The following are my calculations of how you stand.

You were hired August 15, 1977 at an annual salary of $24,000.00

and taken off the payroll February 28, 1978. Your W-2 statement for

1977 gave a salary of $16,637.46 from the New Orleans Police Department.

The monthly amount would

be $1,386.46 ($16,637.46 ÷ 12). Prorating this

amount would give $9,058.21. while on the payroll of the Committee ($1,386.46

per month for the period

August 15, 1977 to February 28, 1978).

You have been due $613.54 per month from the Committee since March 1,

1978 (the difference between your Committee salary of $2,000.00 per month

and $1,386.46). Dividing $613.54 into $9,058.21 (the overpayment referred

to above)

would carry you almost 15 months or until June 1, 1979.

According to the affidavit from your payroll supervisor, your base pay

during the period you have been with the Committee is $1,273.00 per month.

If we use this lower figure instead of the $1, 386.46 which I got by divid-

ing the amount on your W-2 by 12 and I went through the same calculations

the sa.

as above, the overpayment would carry you about 1l' months or until Feb-

ruary 15, 1979.

Either way, the duplicate payment by the New Orleans Police Depart-

ment for the period August 15, 1977 to February 28, 1978 is more than

enough to carry you through December 31, 1978 without any further payments

from

the Committee.

Please give me a call if you have any questions or dispute any of my

figures.

Sincerely yours,

-Tom

THOMAS HOWARTH

Budget Officer

TH: ht

NW 88326

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ERNEST DUTCH MORIAL

MAYOR

CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

DEPARTMENT OF POLICE

P. О. Box 51480

New Orleans, La. 70151

"to protect and to serve"

SON ORL CANN

POLICE

CLARENCE B. GIARRUSSO

SUPERINTENDENT

June 6, 1978

During the period of August 15, 1977 through December 31, 1977,

Lieutenant Robert Buras, JI. earned a base pay of #1273.00.

Respestfully Submitted

St Olent Lawles

SGT.

ALBERT C. LAWLESS

Commander, Payroll Division

ACL/da

An Equal Opportunity Employer

NW 88326

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CITY OF NSW ORLEANS

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

ROOM JWO2 CITY WALL

NEW OREANS, LA. 70112

72-6000969W

249-0720263 008

S6. 3607040006

Employee's social security number

1 Federal income tax withheld 2 Wages, tips, and other

compensation

* Wage and Tax Statement

Type or

EMPLOYER'S

name,

address

code.

and tonera

identifying

number

3 FICA employee tax

withheld

State form number

Copy C

For

employee's records

City form number

Employer's State identifying number

4 Total FICA wages

1977

Type or print Employee's name, address, and ZIP code below.

--3-13

howard bored

AAA6 1

LA 76032

5 Was employee covered by a

qualilied pension plan, etc.?

8 State or local tax withheld

9 State or local wages

2760d9

11 City or local tax withheld 12 City or local mages

10 State or locality

13 City. or locality.

UNIFO

Form W-2 This information is being furnished to the Internal Revenue Service.

Comed

APPROVED I.R.S.

Department of the Treasury-Internal Revenue service

# 1-2,849.64 #2-16,637.86

Jong about the weak copy /

Sure

13-407.003

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Oct. 30, 1978

Dear Tom:

I recieved your letter of Oct. 16, 1978 and agree with

your last

figures which indicate my base pay as $1, 273.00

per month.

The W-2 form includes overtime and uniform al-

lowances that are not subject to Committee Consideration®

This still leaves me paid until Feb. 15, 1979. This is not

accurate due to insufficient data given to you.

The following will explain my present position.

The City of New

Orleans allows employees to accrue annual

leave at the rate of 21 days per year (1 3/4 per month). This

annual leave can be accumulated for a maximim of 90 days and

be carried from one year to the next. In 1977 I ended the year

with 102 days of which 12 days was dropped from the rolls due

co committee employment.

These are all working days, for each

five totaled I recieve 2 days off

similar to a week end.

1978 I will lose 21 days (working) from the rolls.

This is

33 working days or 6 weeks and 3 days (33(85=6X7+3=45).

The 33 days from the City amounts to $1,937.66 at $7.34

per hour.

This amount does not take into account the number

of weeks

nor the 14 days annual leave that the committee would

allow.

The total consecutive days would be 45 + 14 = 99.

This would be one day short of two months at $2,000.00 per

month from the Committee.

You can see that this could get

into an accountant problem.

I am suggesting that the Committee not pay me anything

further in salary but that I be given the above stated time

I would like to be off from Nov. 15 thru Dec 31. 1978.

I would still be avialable to get needed information to help

write the report (if the Committee continues my phone service)

I am not an accountant and would rather not get into the

dollars and cents involved.

The time off would befpractical

solution in my opinion.

I will talk with you and Cliff further about this matter.

stage lu in chartst

Staff Investigator

NW 88326

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PAYROLL AUTHORIZATION FORMA

(Please Use Typewriter

or Ballpoint Pen)

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Washington, D.C. 20515

(Any erasures, corrections, or changes

on this form must be initialed by the

authorizing official.)

To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

I hereby authorize the following payroll action:

Employee Name (First-Middle-Last)

Robert P. Buras, Jr.

Employee Social Security Number

438-48-7116

Employing Office or Committee/Subcommittee

Assassinations

Effective Date

2/28/78

Type of Action

IIf type of action is an Appointment, Salary Adjustment, or Title Change, complete appropriate information below.)

Position Title

• Appointment

• Salary Adjustment

• Title Change

•Termination (At close of business on effective date)

• Leave without pay (Beginning with effective date above and ending

close

of business_

Specify Date

Gross Annual Salary*

* If employee is a civil service annuitant (includes U:S. House of Representatives), the gross annual.salary shown should include the annuity received by the employee

plus the salary received from the employing office.

(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below.)

1. 0 Standing Committee: Staff—• Clerical or • Professional.

2. Special (Investigative staff of Standing Committee) or Select Committee: Authority-H. Res. Res._375-of- 95 Congress.

3. • Joint Committee.

(If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below.)

Position Number_

If applicable, Level

Step-

I certity that this authorization is not in violation of

5 U.S.C. 3110(b), prohibiting the employment of

relatives.

Date__.

March 7

78

, 19

if appropriate, signature of Subcommittee Chairman or Ranking Minority Member)

(Signature of Authorizing Official)

LOUIS STOKES:

(Type or print name of Authorizing Official

CHAIRMAN

(Type or print name and title of above official)

(Title - If Member, District and State)

All appointments and salary adjustments for employees under the House Classification Act and for Committee em-

ployees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Joint Committees, must

be approved by the Committee on House Administration.

APPROVED:.

Office of Finance use only:

Office Code.

Monthly Annuity $.

Chairman, Committee on House Administration

ID

Benefits

Payroll -

00

as of

Copy for Initiating Office or Committee

(Revised: August 1, 1977)

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PAYROLL AUTHORIZATION FORM

(Please Use Typewriter

or Ballpoint Pen):

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Washington, D.C. 20515

(Any erasures, corrections, or changes

on this form must.be initialed by the

authorizing official.)

To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

I hereby authorize the following payroll action:

Employee Name (First-Middle Last)

Robert P. Buras 8r.

Employee Social Security Number

438

48

7116

Effective Date

8/15/77

Type of Action

Employing Office or Committee

Assassinations Committee

Appointment

Salary Adjustment:

• Termination (At close of business on effective date)

(If. type of. action is an Appointment or Salary Adjustment; complete the following införmation.)

Position Title

Gross Annual Salary

524,000.00

Staff Investigator

(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below.)

1. L Standing Committee: Staff -[J Clerical or E Professional.

2. E Special or Select Committee: Authority -H. Res. $65

-of 95th Congress..

3.1

Joint Committee.

(If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below.).

Position Number:

If applicable, Level

Step--

I certify that this authorization is

not. in violation of 5 U.S.C. 3110(b); prohibiting the employment of-

relatives.

Date_

August 16,1977

., 1.9

lype ocha iman

name of Authorizing Official)

(Title- If Member, District and State)

All appointments and salary adjustments for employees under the House Classification Act and for :Committee em-

ployees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations; the Committee on the Budget, and the Joint Committees, must

be approved by the Committee on House Administration.

APPROVED:

Chairman, Committee on House Administration

Office of Finance use only:

Office Code

Monthly Annuity $

.00

Copy for Initiating Office or Committee

NW 88326

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MEMORANDUM

TO:

Professor G. Robert Blakey

FROM:

Cliff Fenton

DATE: August 15, 1977

RE:

Recommendation for employment - Robert P. Buras, Jr.

It is recommended that Robert P. Buras, JI. be hired

for appointment to the position of Senior Investigator at a

salary of $24,000 per annum effective this date.

though his homicide investigatory experience is limited,

his

experiences in law enforcement would be beneficial

our investigation.

Mr. Buras, who is a Lieutenant, has been with the

New Orleans Police Department for eighteen (18) years.

He

appeared to be a loyal and committed person and showed a

strong

' desire to join the JFK Task Force.

He is presently.

in New Orleans, Louisiana and will be stationed thereat.

APPROVED:

enneth

D.

Klein

Assistant Deputy Chief Counsel

o.K.

8-15-77

NW 88326

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