For public works, streets and parks

Know when crews started and stopped, without a clock on the wall.

Crews punch in with a PIN on a tablet at the yard, or from their own phone in the field. Every punch keeps a photo and a time, and supervisors approve the period before payroll sees it.

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.

$79,219 for time not worked

Tennessee's comptroller found three Chattanooga traffic signal electricians were paid for hours they did not work.

Source: Chattanoogan.com (opens in a new tab)

1,000+ overtime hours, one manager

Pinellas County's inspector general found a public works operations manager recorded more than 1,000 overtime hours in about 14 months.

Source: Bay News 9 (opens in a new tab)

Storm labor FEMA would not pay

FEMA denied force account labor in Charleston and Jones County, Mississippi, when timesheets did not back up the department's numbers.

Source: FEMA appeal decisions (opens in a new tab)

What Kloqk does about it

  • A photo at every punch

    Free

    The tablet takes a photo as each person clocks in or out, so nobody punches for a coworker who went home.

  • Clock in from the yard or the field

    Pro

    A tablet by the door with 4-digit PINs, or each person's own phone. Turn phone punching off for a crew that should only use the tablet.

  • Cost codes on the hours

    Pro

    Code a day's hours to a project, grant, fund or storm event. One report adds them up by code and by person.

  • On-call, call-back and differentials

    Pro

    Pay groups carry shift differentials, on-call pay and minimum call-back hours, so the night crew is paid by the rule.

  • Supervisor sign-off

    Pro

    Supervisors approve their crew's period from their phone. Payroll gets only approved hours.

  • GPS on phone punches

    Premium

    Where each phone punch was made, job sites by address, and off-site punches flagged or blocked.

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 city public works yard with work trucks

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.

Also for your city

  • No contract
  • Runs in a browser on tablets and phones you have
  • Paid plans billed by invoice, card or ACH

Start with one crew on a tablet at the yard. If it does not save time, you have lost nothing.