Council offers seed money for middle school laptops
The plan has not been vetted by the School Board. [School Board Chairman Jeff M. Bourne] said he wasn’t sure how the laptops would be used, how they would support academic goals and what impact they...
View ArticleDude, This Isn’t Chicago
I do have to say, I’m taken aback by the revelation that he put $400,000 in the city budget, approved last week, to pay for three police officers and two cars to transport and protect him. Two cars?...
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More on the Mayor’s Security Detail
City Council voted to cut $100,000 from the mayor’s security detail. Councilor Samuels privately directed a city employee to change “mayor’s security detail” to the “311 Call Center.” The following...
View ArticleMayor doesn’t need a security detail
I never had a security detail and never felt the need for one. The more than $300,000 the detail costs could be better spent elsewhere. Tom Bliley Link
View ArticleRichmond City Council delays vote on early retirement program
Richmond City Council on Monday night delayed action on Mayor Dwight C. Jones’ proposed early retirement program over concerns about certain program provisions and limiting the ability of retirees to...
View ArticleJuvenile Detention Center decision Wednesday
The report tells board members when it comes to both mandatory and non-mandatory standards, the city is in 100% compliance. Meeting those benchmarks and reopening the facility is costing the city about...
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City disqualifies tax abatement for Canal Walk Lofts IV LP
The City of Richmond has disqualified an estimated $2.44 million tax abatement for Canal Walk Lofts IV LP. CANAL WALK LOFTS IV LP 1810 E CARY ST Your application for partial exemption from Real...
View ArticleIs there a hole in the city budget?
The 2014-2015 Biennial Fiscal Plan adopted last month by city council includes a decrease of $3,000,000 for FY 2014 and a decrease of $6,500,000 for FY 2015 attributed to Projected Retirement Savings....
View ArticleSchool Board Member Issues Fiery Emails
These people are responsible for a $155.6 million budget approved by City Council: Sixth District School Board representative Shonda Harris-Muhammed has been burning up her computer keyboard this past...
View ArticleBrandon severance deal worth nearly $200,000
Richmond schools Superintendent Yvonne W. Brandon will receive about a year’s pay after agreeing to leave office with two years left on her contract, according to the terms of an agreement she signed...
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Richmond’s highest paid employee makes even more than you know
This past February, Marshall got a bonus check for nearly $26,700 thousand dollars. The extra earnings were never announced to the public and city council members were never told about it. Jones more...
View ArticleWhich Richmond officials earn more than their publicly-disclosed salaries?
After CBS 6 investigative reporter Catie Beck uncovered the city’s highest paid official also recently received an unpublicized $26,700 bonus, she delved more into the employment contracts of other...
View ArticleRichmond’s spending among highest in Va.
Price tag for government administration came to $35.6M for fiscal year 2012. Link
View ArticleGroup not working on city jail programs
Richmond still paying consultant that has not addressed overcrowding. Link
View ArticleConcerns about paying for police on training camp duty
There were more concerns Tuesday about the Redskins training camp and who is footing the bill for the Richmond Police officers posted outside the facility. After our story about that money coming out...
View ArticleA high profile discrimination suit against the city has been settled. The...
Wednesday, NBC12 confirmed with attorneys for the eight public utilities workers this case has been settled. All the Richmond city attorney would say is that “the matter has been resolved.” The exact...
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Richmond won’t disclose terms of pipefitters settlement
Richmond officials won’t talk about the cost to taxpayers of settling a lawsuit filed against the city by eight pipefitters over racial harassment and discrimination in the Department of Public...
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Richmond paid $1 million to pipefitters to settle suit
Richmond said today it paid $1 million to the eight pipefitters who filed a suit against the city in federal court over racial discrimination and harassment in the Department of Public Utilities. Link
View ArticleRedskins-NFL grant for JM field far less than cost of project
A synthetic turf football field alone can cost $750,000 or more, based on estimates from FieldTurf, one of the few companies that install the fields, although improvements could push the project cost...
View ArticleQuicker Travel: GRTC Makes Case for New $70 Million Line
A final round of public meetings will be held next spring. If the public is on board, GRTC can start applying for federal funding, Hagin says. He estimates the cost at nearly $70 million, about $17...
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