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Commissioners all Republicans last week voted to award more than $500,000 to dozens of county employees. It ranged from $25,000 for administrators to $2,000 for cleaning staff. All recipients got at least $1,000.
Besides Root, commissioners John Plowman and Brandon Marks each received $10,000, and the other four commissioners got $5,000 each.
Most commissioners are paid $10,000 a year for their part-time job, plus a stipend for meetings.
“I think that I earned it, Commissioner Cindy Garber said of the bonus. “I work really hard at this job. I was here in-person all through this crazy year.”
Commissioner Marlene Webster said she was “mortified” when money appeared in her bank account and didn t know she had voted to reward herself.
July 22, 2021 - 6:20 PM
VIRUS OUTBREAK-NURSING HOMES
Justice Department won t probe Michigan nursing home deaths
LANSING, Mich. (AP) â The Justice Department will not open a civil rights investigation related to COVID-19 deaths in Michiganâs nursing homes. The notification to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday came nearly 11 months after the departmentâs Civil Rights Division requested data from the Democratic governors of four states, including Michigan, and said it was considering whether to investigate under a federal law that protects the rights of people in public nursing homes. Most nursing homes are privately owned. Republicans have criticized Whitmer for allowing recovering COVID-19 patients to return to nursing homes, but she has said doing so complied with federal guidance.
The Latest: Australia state declares emergency over COVID-19
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1of36A man wears a mask as he walks in Sydney, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Sydney s two-week lockdown has been extended for another week due to the vulnerability of an Australia population largely unvaccinated against COVID-19, officials said.Rick Rycroft/APShow MoreShow Less
2of36A medical worker in a booth takes a nasal sample from a man during coronavirus testing at a makeshift testing site in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 22, 2021. South Korea is reporting 1,842 newly confirmed coronavirus cases for the previous 24 hours - setting a new pandemic single-day record for the second straight day.Ahn Young-joon/APShow MoreShow Less
The Latest: Australia state declares emergency over COVID-19
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1of30A man wears a mask as he walks in Sydney, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Sydney s two-week lockdown has been extended for another week due to the vulnerability of an Australia population largely unvaccinated against COVID-19, officials said.Rick Rycroft/APShow MoreShow Less
2of30A medical worker in a booth takes a nasal sample from a man during coronavirus testing at a makeshift testing site in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 22, 2021. South Korea is reporting 1,842 newly confirmed coronavirus cases for the previous 24 hours - setting a new pandemic single-day record for the second straight day.Ahn Young-joon/APShow MoreShow Less