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Decision on Whether to Sack RTA CEO Michael Ford Will Come Next Week

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 10, 2017 5

by Leonard Fleming Regional Transit Authority officials said a decision on the future of the agency’s first CEO will be made by March 16 following questions raised about his job expenses. The RTA board met Wednesday for two hours…

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Former AAATA CEO Michael Ford Asked By RTA Board to Pay Back $18K in Questionable Expenses

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 2, 2017 14

by Robert Snell, and Christine MacDonald The Detroit News is reporting that Regional Transit Authority CEO Michael Ford repaid $18,813 Thursday, hours after a closed-door meeting with board members amid an investigation into his expenses…

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A2POLITICO: AAATA Betrays Voters’ Trust (and The Ann Arbor News)

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 26, 2014 0

by P.D. Lesko ONE OF THE first things the mayoral appointees on the Board of AAATA bus system did after spending millions of dollars to pass a $4.4 million annual millage was to raise AAATA CEO Michael Ford’s salary and pay him $174,836…

House Calls: Representative Jeff Irwin Still Behind County-Wide Transit

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 11, 2012 1

Representative Jeff Irwin, a Democrat, served for a decade as a Washtenaw County Commissioner. In January 2013, he will began his second term in the Michigan House of Representatives. In his regular column, House Calls, A2Politico will pose…