Will the City Council’s Budget & Appropriations Committee find its own step or dance to the Anastasi Shuffle this week when it reviews the City
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Tag: Mark Anastasi
Here Comes The Sun–Pereira, Judge Lopez Cast Bright Light On Mounting Taxpayer Legal Bills Amid Federal Probe
More than $300,000 in legal/consulting bills and counting. Over the past 12 months the city has issued pricey payments, at taxpayer expense, responding to federal
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How Does $75K Become $150K For Compliance Officer To Review Purchasing Procedures? No Disclosure From City
One year ago OIB wrote this: A former federal prosecutor will conduct a review of city policies and procedures and recommend corrective action on the
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Rebeca Garcia Makes History As Assistant Police Chief
The City Council Monday night approved the appointment letter of Captain Rebeca Garcia to assistant chief that elevates her the highest ranking Hispanic woman in
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Let’$ Be Friend$–Behold: 2018 List Of Top 100 Municipal Wage Earner$
It’s a rite of passage in Bridgeport–or is it earning right of passage?–the annual list of top 100 municipal wage earners. In 2018, as has
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Lenten Penance For City Council–Refresher Course On FOI Rules
Just in time for the Lenten season in March, a Freedom of Information training session for select City Council members. Perhaps a few lawyers if
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Council Committee Approves Chief Perez Contract
The City Council’s Contracts Committee Tuesday night approved a five-year deal for Police Chief AJ Perez, amending the document to include payouts for unused holidays
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There’s No Place Like Bridgeport, Park City’s Wizard Of Oz
Jim “Sonny” Fox, that mischievous electrician from Black Rock, is often electrolyte-challenged residing in a far-off radio-watt world–or so it seems. It causes supercharged storytelling in
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