For public libraries

Branch staff hours and approvals, kept in order.

Staff and pages clock in at each branch's computer or tablet. The schedule goes to every phone, and the director approves hours for every branch in one place.

Free to start · No contract · No purchase order for the free plan

What has gone wrong in other cities

From public audits, court settlements and FEMA appeals. Each one links to where it was reported.

11% of timesheets never approved

Denver's auditor found timesheets paid with no supervisor approval on record.

Source: Colorado Politics (opens in a new tab)

Overtime nobody authorized

Philadelphia's controller found 39 employees across eight departments logged overtime that was not properly authorized.

Source: Philadelphia City Controller (opens in a new tab)

The know-how leaves with the clerk

North Carolina towns with high finance turnover lost the payroll knowledge with the person. In Bethel, Alaska, a staffing gap ended in a missed payday.

Source: Carolina Public Press, KYUK (opens in a new tab)

What Kloqk does about it

  • Every site in one account

    Pro

    Each building, branch or yard has its own clock, and you see hours across all of them.

  • The schedule on every phone

    Free

    Publish the week once. Staff see their shifts, and open shifts go to whoever can take them.

  • Supervisor sign-off

    Pro

    Each person signs their period, a supervisor approves it, and payroll gets only approved hours.

  • Every edit has a name on it

    Free

    A changed punch keeps the old time, the new time, who changed it and why.

  • One payroll file

    Free

    Hours, breaks and overtime are added up and exported for QuickBooks, ADP, Paychex, Gusto and others.

  • FMLA leave tracked

    Pro

    Eligibility by the 12-month and 1,250-hour tests, the 12-week balance and each case's certification status.

Free is free for good, with unlimited employees. Pro and Premium are priced per location, not per person, and can be billed by invoice, Net 15. See pricing

A staff member working at a laptop in a city office

How to try it

  1. 1Create the accountTwo minutes: your name, work email and a password. The Government category is picked for you.
  2. 2Add one departmentType in names or paste a spreadsheet, each with a 4-digit PIN. Or we do it with you on a call.
  3. 3Run one pay periodPut the clock on a tablet or let staff use their phones. At the end, compare the hours with paper.

Start with one branch this pay period and compare it with paper.