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Council Members Kept in Dark About Specifics of Sweetheart Deal for Staffer Who Resigned

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 4, 2015 0

by P.D. Lesko IN JANUARY 2015, City Administrator Steve Powers told Council members that Building Dept. staffer Ralph Welton had resigned. Council members took that to mean that Welton had left the employ of the city and its payroll.…

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Sweetheart Deal: Suspended City Employee Collects Pay for Months and Vests for Retirement

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 23, 2015 2

by P.D. Lesko Download a copy of Ralph Welton's Separation Agreement here. While City Administrator Steve Powers announced Welton’s “resignation” in Jan. 2015, the Separation Agreement signed by Welton and city HR Director Robyn…

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City Suffers Legal Blow: Judge Refuses to Dismiss Footing Disconnect Drain Suit

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 5, 2014 0

by P.D. Lesko ANN ARBOR POLITICAL insiders ask the question: Could Irv Mermelstein be the next Tom Weider? Between 1995 and 2002 Weider, a feisty redhead and hard-nosed attorney, represented a group of substitute teachers against the Ann…