Citizen budget examiner John Marshall Lee, in his regular address to the City Council, wonders how taxpayer money ends up here and there in secrecy.
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Gaudett Reaches Tentative Exit Agreement As Chief, Deal Requires City Council Approval
UPDATE: Mayor Joe Ganim has been trying to move out Joe Gaudett as police chief without buying out his five-year contract worth close to $700K.
Read moreCity Council Approves McCarthy’s Severance Deal, No Public Discussion
The ground hog calls for an early spring. How about the Bridgeport City Council demanding the sunlight of scrutiny in public? Following an executive session
Read moreRighting The Port Authority Ship
Citizen financial scrutineer John Marshall Lee has uncovered waves of dubious decisions from the prior administration’s control of the Bridgeport Port Authority, what he describes
Read moreCity Council Expected To Approve McCarthy’s Severance Agreement Under ‘Consent Calendar’ Cover
It’s one simple sentence on the City Council agenda for Monday night “Miscellaneous Matters Committee Report re: Settlement of Legal Claim with Thomas C. McCarthy”
Read moreFlatto Provides Details About Property Revaluation Outlook
Eight weeks into his job, Finance Director Ken Flatto says he’s feeling more optimistic about the impact revaluation of taxable property will have on taxpayers.
Read moreCouncil Committee Approves McCarthy’s Severance Package
City Council President Tom McCarthy’s employment exit with the city as deputy director of Labor Relations received a boost Monday night when his peers on
Read moreHot Items On City Council Committee Agenda
Several key items appear on the Monday evening agenda of the City Council’s Miscellaneous Matters Committee including a tentative severance package for City Council President
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