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Ralph Welton

City Employee Placed on Paid Leave Used Homophobic and Racial Slurs, Threatened to Beat up Co-Worker

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 12, 2015 2

Update: The original article stated that John Swantek had been put on leave Dec. 4, 2015. The correct date was Dec. 4, 2014. by John Ball Click here to download a copy of the AFSCME Discipline Report and pay records for John Swantek.…

Ann Arbor Government

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.…

Ann Arbor Government

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…