"Public payroll" refers to the total amount of money that is paid by the government to its employees for performing their jobs in public service. Full definition
The database already includes public payroll information, school contracts and other public records accessible by freedom of information requests. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Likewise, Assemblymen Michael Miller and Michele Titus continue to mistreat me, their former and present constituent like raw sewage, and misbehaving on public payrolls with an arrogance, hostility and dereliction of public duty that is unwavering and unprecedented. (queens-politics.com)
Is it OK for a lawyer to be on multiple public payrolls while also billing those entities as a private practitioner? (legalblogwatch.typepad.com)