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Contractor employee tells board he was fired after reporting alleged wage theft; city legal department notified

Bloomington Board of Park Commissioners · April 16, 2026
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Summary

A public commenter, a former contractor security employee, alleged manual time‑sheet reductions and said he was terminated after reporting the issue; he asked the board to pause payments to the contractor and requested an independent audit. Director Tim Street said the matter has been forwarded to the city's legal department.

Brandon Bothel, a former employee of the city’s security contractor Marshall Security & Investigations (MSI), spoke during the public‑comment portion of the meeting and said he was terminated after reporting alleged wage theft and submitting a two‑week notice.

"For months, I have documented MSI leadership manually adjusting my time sheets to reflect fewer hours than I worked," Bothel told the board, and said he has original logs,…

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