To the spouter who was praising the retired chief and the retired captain about “giving back” $260,000 to the taxpayers: The ex-chief and captain both received the maximum buyouts of their sick time. They acquired so much sick time during their career, because they rarely worked shift work. They never punched a time card, so if they were ever sick, they could just change their day off, so as not to use their sick time. How does anyone know when they worked or when they didn't work?