CORUNNA, Mich. — Elected officials in a Michigan county gave themselves $65,000 in bonuses with federal relief money related to the coronavirus pandemic.Commissioners — all Republicans — last week voted to award money to county employees. It ranged from $25,000 for administrators to $2,000 for cleaning staff. All workers got at least $1,000.Besides Root, commissioners John Plowman and Brandon Marks each received $10,000 in extra cash, and the other four commissioners got $5,000 each, MLive.
“I think that I earned it,” Commissioner Cindy Garber said. “I work really hard at this job. I was here in-person all through this crazy year.” Elected officials in a Michigan county gave themselves $65,000 in bonuses with federal relief money related to the coronavirus pandemic.Commissioner Marlene Webster said she was “mortified” when money appeared in her bank account. She said she didn’t know she voted to reward herself.WILX-TV. “I think one commissioner is giving it to a nonprofit so those actions indicate that we truly did not know this money was coming to us.
Stephan Currie, executive director of the Michigan Association of Counties, or MAC, said the group works closely with counties about how to spend federal virus-related cash. “We are not aware of any other counties considering payments to elected officials, and MAC has not provided any guidance or advice to do so. ... Decisions, however, ultimately rest with the county’s board of commissioners in each county,” Currie
Michigan: Florida of the North
No doubt
How else do you think corrupt government leaders would act?
proudphilistine Commissioners — all Republicans — last week voted to award federal coronavirus money to county employees. It ranged from $25,000 for administrators to $2,000 for cleaning staff. All workers got at least $1,000.
Ahhhh republikkkans.
Liberals are very resoursefull
Wow
I applaud those that are giving the money back or to a nonprofit. For the rest of them, they lacks integrity.
on_bender Well, that needs to be paid back.
Of course they did.
Fire them all and let them survive on their stolen bonuses !
Republican county
Feds should demand repayment immediately !
MaddowBlog Y'all should vote them out. Full stop. No excuses or reasons. If you're a single issue voter, switch issues for this election and VoteThemOut2022. You deserve a gov't that works 4everyone. These folks aren't it. justsayin 🤨🧐
Putting the money in the hands of people who have no restrictions to pay themselves is the height of public trust stupidity. We have all clearly moved past having integrity or morals in the public sector and unless it is clearly against the law, people will take every advantage
How legal is that
It's true that because of the pandemic, a lot of 💸 going around.
MaddowBlog 🤬
MaddowBlog Arrest every single one for theft, embezzlement, whatever, lock their asses up in a covid filled jail
Lock them all up. Unbelievable
MaddowBlog WTF.
misappropriation is illegal. right?
Prosecute them for fraud.
MaddowBlog Hopefully someone is looking HARD at whether this is legal.
MaddowBlog LockThemUp
Because of course they did. Why wouldn't they? They knew they could get away with it.
NICE. They also probably got paid (like every other politician SwampRat) as our small businesses were shut down and we lived off savings.
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