The City of Ottawa says it is dealing with two of its employees after a resident snapped a photo that appears to show them napping in a local park.

Around 8:40 a.m. Wednesday, Orléans resident Chelsea Miller was walking her dog when she saw something slightly out-of-the-ordinary in Roy Park.

Two City of Ottawa workers appeared to be taking an early morning siesta in their truck, tucked away under the shade of trees.

“Every morning I walk across that park to drop my son off at daycare, and I bring my dog with me. I normally take her for a walk around the park afterward,” she said. “I was going my usual route and then I looked up and I saw a truck parked behind the trees. I was really curious about it, so I walked up and I noticed it was a City of Ottawa truck.”

Miller claimed both of the occupants in the truck were “snoozing,” and the truck was parked off the walking path, behind the soccer field.

“It seems like they were trying to hide themselves,” she said.

She said she strolled by the truck, and noticed the windows were rolled down.

“But they didn’t stir or anything when I walked by,” she said, alleging, “the guy in the driver’s seat had his mouth open, he was really sleeping.”

As a working mother and a taxpayer, Miller said she was quite upset with the scene.

“It was just outrageous to me, seeing this. I work hard for my money,” she said.

Miller conceded it was possible the workers were off duty, but she said knowing as much would have been appreciated.

“If they were on break or something and they were just taking a quick nap before they started, maybe they could put up a sign saying ‘we’re on break,’ like an out of office sign,” she said.

Miller said she’s seen a number of city employees in the park before, all hard at work, but she’s never seen anyone who appeared to be asleep on the job.

A spokesman for the city said the situation is being dealt with.

“The city is dealing with this information that was brought to our attention. Sleeping on the job is unacceptable and the matter is being addressed with the two employees and appropriate action will be taken,” the spokesman wrote in an e-mail.

This isn’t the first time a city employee has been snapped in a photo that landed them in hot water.

In April, a Sun reader caught a city bylaw officer who was parked illegally for roughly 10 minutes as they stopped to grab a coffee.

The City of Ottawa did investigate that instance, and a spokesman for the city reassured the Sun that bylaw officers are expected to obey rules of the road.

marlo.cameron@sunmedia.ca