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Councilors press city CEO on stipend advances after 2018 payment outside payroll schedule
Summary
Alderman Santiago questioned the city CEO about stipend payments made in advance in 2018, including a $2,625 payment; the CEO confirmed advances of one, four and seven months and said there is no written policy on pay advances; council asked corporate counsel and HR to investigate.
At the March 11 Common Council meeting, Alderman Santiago led questioning of the city's chief executive about stipend payments that were issued outside the normal quarterly schedule, focusing on a $2,625 payment recorded in November 2018.
"The payment was issued outside a normal quarterly stipend schedule," Alderman Santiago said, and asked whether the payment had been issued through the city's normal payroll system. The CEO confirmed the schedule for council stipends (paid quarterly in September,…
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