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Council asks for detailed report after DAH says vendor collected $13.7M; members raise concerns about seniors and settlements
Summary
Detroit’s Committee of the Whole asked the Department of Appeals and Hearings to return in one week with a detailed report on collections after DAH said its vendor has collected about $13.7 million since placements began in 2022.
Detroit’s Committee of the Whole asked the Department of Appeals and Hearings (DAH) to return in one week with a detailed report on its contingency collections contract after DAH officials said the vendor has collected roughly $13.7 million since placements began in March 2022.
DAH Director Julianne Pastrill told the committee that since placements in March 2022 the contractor, Linebarger, Goggin, Blair and Sampson LLP, has collected "over $13,700,000 on behalf of the city." She said those funds are returned to the city’s general fund.
Members pressed for more detail. "I want to see data," Councilmember Angela Whitfield Callaway said. "I…
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