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Residents accuse Du Bois administration of years of undisclosed bonuses; solicitor says city EIN-linked accounts under review
Summary
Public commenters at the March 25 Du Bois City Council meeting alleged that municipal employees received undisclosed bonuses from at least 2014 through 2022 and that multiple bank accounts using the city's EIN were not audited. The city solicitor said an investigation is ongoing and council vowed further review.
Debbie Meckling, a Monroe Street resident, told the Du Bois City Council on March 25 that an informal bonus policy paid officials and staff significant sums over multiple years and that the practice was not publicly vetted or noted in council minutes. "The bonus policy was in effect from 2014 to 02/2022," Meckling said, and she listed itemized payments she said included a $64,215.46 bonus for the city manager in 2022 and other bonuses to finance and public-works staff.
The allegations drew sustained public attention at the meeting's public-comment period. Charlie Meckling asked whether motions had been made to open neighborhood accounts tied to the city's EIN and whether…
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