FRANKFORT — The new executive assistant in Lt. Gov. Steve Henry's office reported 150 hours of overtime in her first three months on the job.

        None of the time sheets for Libbi Taylor, the new assistant, are signed by her supervisor. Henry spokeswoman Ann Elizabeth Delahanty said Friday that Mr. Henry is Ms. Taylor's supervisor and was too busy to sign the six time sheets that cover Sep tember, October and November.

        One of the time sheets for a two-week period is not signed by Ms. Taylor. Ms. Delahanty, who said she — and not Mr. Henry — was answering all questions about the time sheets, said she could not explain why the time sheet was not signed.

        Dan Egbers, general counsel to the Personnel Cabinet, said standard policy is to have all employee time sheets signed and countersigned.

        “Someone in a supervisory capacity is supposed to certify the time that has been claimed by an employee on a time sheet,” Mr. Egbers said.

        Of the 91 days total during the three months, Ms. Taylor's time sheets show she worked more than the standard 7.5-hour state government workday on 59 days. The time sheets, obtained by the Associated Press under the Kentucky Open Records Law, show Ms. Taylor reported working on 11 weekend days and on three days that were state government holidays.

        Ms. Taylor did not return telephone calls seeking comment.

        Ms. Delahanty said Ms. Taylor has worked many hours doing advance work for Henry appearances, writing speeches for Mr. Henry and accompanying him at public events.

        “It's not uncommon for the lieutenant governor's staff to earn comp time that quickly,” Ms. Delahanty said.

        Ms. Delahanty also said there was a backlog of work at the lieutenant governor's mansion where Ms. Taylor is assigned because of a vacancy on the staff.

        The AP reported in November that Ms. Taylor was hired Sept. 1 as executive assistant to Mr. Henry's wife, former Miss America Heather French Henry, at an annual salary of $51,900. Mr. Henry has said repeatedly since then that Ms. Taylor spends most of her time working for him and only part of her time for Mrs. Henry. The Henrys married Oct. 27.

        Ms. Taylor is also the executive director of the Miss Kentucky pageant, a volunteer post she also held when Mrs. Henry won that title in 1999. Before becoming a state employee in Frankfort, she was a schoolteacher in Lexington.

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