New car for West Haven mayor blows up into dispute over state oversight
The Municipal Accountability Review Board questioned West Haven's mayor about the city's purchase of a $51,000 Ford Explorer.
Source: ctpublic.org
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Why the West Haven mayor's new car prompted oversight concerns
Members of the CT Municipal Accountability Review Board said West Haven's purchase of a car for the mayor flouted financial rules.
Source: ctmirror.org
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CT oversight board may ask for full state takeover of West Haven
The MARB asked the Attorney General’s office for legislation that would enable the state to control nearly every aspect of city government.
Source: courant.com
A Connecticut city paid a now-indicted contractor $85,400 to pick up leaf bags
The payments issued to KAT Environmental were not mentioned in the federal indictment against Trasacco, which was unsealed on Feb. 18.
Source: courant.com
State to audit West Haven officials' use of federal pandemic relief funds
A team of auditors is set to review tens of thousands of dollars in overtime-related pay that went to several West Haven officials over the past year as part of an ongoing investigation into the city’s finances. The state Office of Policy and Management sent a letter to West Haven Mayor Nancy Rossi on Oct. 6, asking her administration to explain why a handful of employees were able to boost their annual income by issuing payments out of the roughly $1.1 million in federal CARES Act funding the city received last year.
Source: hartfordbusiness.com