A handful of top Washtenaw County officials are in line for pay raises, just months after rank-and-file employees made millions in concessions to help balance the county's budget. That angered labor union leaders who attended Wednesday night's meeting of the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners. "Shame on some of the ...
Citizens who want to speak their minds before the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners will have fewer opportunities to do so in 2012. Commissioners took action Wednesday night to change their board rules, eliminating opportunities for public input at the tail ends of meetings. They also reduced the time each ...
It could mean a restructuring of some county departments - and that the county will rehire some retired employees on a temporary basis to get through the transition, paying them both a salary and a pension for a while.
Another emotional meeting of the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners culminated Thursday night with back-and-forth bickering between commissioners. At the center of the debate was a proposal by the county's administration to cut funding for Washtenaw County Head Start in 2013.
This map was presented Thursday night showing the potential makeup of a proposed 15-member countywide transit authority board. Some county commissioners fear it unfairly favors the city of Ann Arbor. A $465 million plan to expand transit services countywide eventually will have to get past the Washtenaw County Board of ...
A federal judge has ordered Washtenaw County Commissioner Ronnie Peterson and a former property manager to pay $82,500 to women who were sexually harassed while living in Peterson’s rental homes in Ypsilanti Township. Peterson, D-Ypsilanti, and his company, First Pitch Properties LLC, should pay $27,500 of the award for not ...
The Huron Valley Central Labor Council AFL-CIO held its tri-annual election last week and elected the following officials without opposition: • President — Fred Veigel, IBEW Local 252 • Vice President — Steve Gulick, Iron Workers Local 25 • Vice President — Wesley Prater, IAFF Local 693
DETROIT - On a day better suited for last-minute campaigning, Washtenaw County Commissioner Ronnie Peterson was instead on the witness stand defending his reputation in federal court. For roughly four hours today, Peterson, D-Ypsilanti, deflected criticism from government attorneys and denied any wrongdoing in a sexual harassment civil case brought ...
DETROIT - Washtenaw County Commissioner Ronnie Peterson and a man he relied on to manage several of his rental properties in Ypsilanti Township violated the civil rights of six female tenants through a blatant pattern of sexual harassment, government attorneys said today. Though Peterson, D-Ypsilanti, never made sexual advances toward ...
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