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Judge freezes COVID hazard pay approved by Shiawassee commissioners Flint A Genesee County judge has ordered a freeze on COVID-19 hazard payments to dozens of Shiawassee County employees after a lawsuit alleged the county board violated Michigan s Open Meetings Act while approving the payments. Circuit Judge Mark Latchana said Monday he will sign an order granting a preliminary injunction pulling back the payments until the Shiawassee County Board of Commissioners meets again to reconsider the appropriation. The board s next meeting is Aug. 12. It is not yet clear whether Latchana s order will apply to all COVID-19 hazard payments about $557,000 to 250 county employees or only to those payments that were above $5,000. ....
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Michigan Politicians, All Republicans, Pocket Thousands in Bonuses From Federal Covid Relief Funds Michigan Politicians, All Republicans, Pocket Thousands in Bonuses From Federal Covid Relief Funds Only after public outcry, a lawsuit and a statement from the county prosecutor calling their actions illegal, did the county commissioners agree to return all of the funds Peter Wade, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Republican elected officials in a Michigan county voted to allot themselves hefty payments in the form of “Covid hazard pay” from American Rescue Plan funds designated for essential workers, only returning the funds under public pressure and a lawsuit. The Shiawassee County commissioners awarded themselves as much as $25,000 each for their in-person work during the Covid-19 pandemic while lower-income county employees received between $1,000 and $2,000 each. The funds were part of $557,000 of American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds earmarked for hazard ....
Rolling Stone Michigan Politicians, All Republicans, Pocket Thousands in Bonuses From Federal Covid Relief Funds Only after public outcry, a lawsuit and a statement from the county prosecutor calling their actions illegal, did the county commissioners agree to return all of the funds By AP Republican elected officials in a Michigan county voted to allot themselves hefty payments in the form of “Covid hazard pay” from American Rescue Plan funds designated for essential workers, only returning the funds under public pressure and a lawsuit. The Shiawassee County commissioners awarded themselves as much as $25,000 each for their in-person work during the Covid-19 pandemic while lower-income county employees received between $1,000 and $2,000 each. The funds were part of $557,000 of American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds earmarked for hazard pay, and elected officials allocated “the bulk” of the funds to themselves, the ....
By Bill Galluccio Photo: Getty Images The Flint Journal show the Shiawassee County Board of Commissioners voted to give a $25,000 bonus to top-level administrators and $12,500 to department heads. In total, around 250 employees bonuses, which officials described as hazard pay. 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. Shiawassee County Administrator Brian Boggs, who was awarded a $25,000 bonus, said he also supported the payments, which were meant to help the employees who work for the county. It was to the benefit of the employees, he said, and perhaps we should not pursue other ideas like this to get them additional funding if this is how it s going to be received. ....