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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

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…

Ann Arbor Government

From 2010-2013 Number of City Employees With Six-Figure Compensation Packages More Than Tripled

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 3, 2014 2

by P.D. Lesko Since the hiring of City Administrator Steve Powers, compensation for city employees has risen sharply. In 2010, 13 employees earned six-figure base salaries. After three years of Powers’ at the helm, that number has…

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Ann Arbor SPARK—More Money Despite Missing Audit

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 12, 2014 2

AT ITS MOST recent meeting, the Ann Arbor City Council once again showed a deplorable lack of respect for transparency, process and the public, as did City Administrator Steve Powers. At the September 2 meeting, an item to approve $75,000…

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Accountability

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 12, 2014 0

CITY ADMINISTRATOR STEVE Powers was hired in 2011. His job performance during the past 3 years has not yet been evaluated by City Council. The Charter requires Council to evaluate both the City Administrator and the City Attorney annually.…

Ann Arbor Government

City Administrator Once Again Refuses to Turn Over Records to a Council Member

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 5, 2014 0

CITY ADMINISTRATOR Steve Powers answers directly to City Council. The city’s Charter requires the 11-member group to annually review the City Administrator’s performance. Council sets his pay and has the ultimate authority to fire him. …

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Officials Charge High Fees for Public Records Relating to Alleged Retaliatory Dismissal of City Employee

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 23, 2014 0

ANN ARBOR CITY Administrator Steve Powers, hired in 2011, has sent an email to a City Council member claiming that high fees assessed for providing public records are justified because “...there is a direct benefit provided to the…

Opinion

EDITORIAL: What About The Roads?

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 16, 2014 0

WE HAVE COME to expect, sadly, the wholesale neglect of our roads by the city’s current mayor and his political allies on City Council, two of whom are currently running for mayor. In 2009, and again in 2011 state officials released a…

Ann Arbor Government

Between 2009 and 2013, Cell Phone Allowance Costs For City Employees Rose 46 Percent

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 4, 2014 0

It appears that not only is Ann Arbor paying employees the total cost of their cell phone plans, but in some instances pays employees almost 2.5 times more than the monthly cost of popular cell phone/texting plans. CELL PHONE COSTS paid…

Ann Arbor Government

Since 2011 City Administrator Steve Powers Has Cut Spending On Automobile Allowances

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 2, 2014 0

While spending increases on meals out, travel, luxury lodging and cell phones, monthly car allowance costs drop significantly from a high in 2010. UNDER FORMER CITY administrator Roger Fraser in 2009 and 2010, according to information…

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