CINCINNATI - A Cincinnati employee recently admitted that he gets "paid big" and doesn't work.

The man, identified only as Milton, came clean in the wake of a recent discovery that a staffer collected $197,000 over the course of 4 years for doing absolutely nothing. 

"Most of the time I just go to the park," Milton said.

City Manager Dave Rager downplayed the incident. "This happens all the time," said Rager, "why is it suddenly news?" 

Milton also claimed that he was able to requisition 170 new staplers through the city's office supply ordering system.

"I bet you dollars to donuts that this isn't donuts we're talking about," Council member Leslie Ghiz said. She also reminded reporters that her name does not rhyme with "whiz".

Milton said he is looking excitedly forward to his automatic 5% raise and new responsibilities, whatever they are, in 2006.