DETROIT, MI -- When Barnett Jones was hired in May 2012 as the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department's chief security and integrity officer, he disclosed the fact that he was also serving as Flint's head of public safety, said DWSD Director Sue McCormick.

He never told Flint officials about the second full-time job,

about moonlighting on Thursday.

He'll keep the water department job, McCormick in a statement Friday afternoon.

"Barnett Jones is doing a fine job for us at DWSD," she said. "Jones came to DWSD with extensive experience in security and emergency management, and a distinguished career in law enforcement that included internal affairs work."

The water department doesn't prohibit additional outside employment, McCormick said.

His contract in Flint also didn't prohibit Jones from having the second job or require him to disclose it.

But after Flint emergency financial manager Ed Kurtz and City Administrator Michael Brown learned of the Detroit position from a news reporter, they met with Jones and he submitted his resignation.

Jones was

after helping put together

.

He was being paid $135,000 a year by Flint on top of his $138,750 Detroit salary.

Jones couldn't be reached for comment, but

he was able to work 40 hours a week at each job by working into the night and on weekends.

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