Highland Park manager paid himself six figures

[Novine]

Gee, no one could have predicted this. When you put a crook in charge of the bank...

"The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office is reviewing hundreds of thousands of dollars in compensation that Highland Park Emergency Financial Manager Arthur Blackwell apparently co-signed for himself, according to records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request."

[Detroitej72]

What a great idea, give a crook the keys to the safe.

[Bloomfield Pills]

Be kind to Art. He has to pay for his cocaine habit somehow.

[luckycar]

A Blackwell in charge of the cash in Highland Park.And there are rumors of mismanagement.Who is the idiot who puts a crook like in charge of anything?The Blackwells have been ripping off this once proud city since the 1960s!It would be like one of KKs kids being elected mayor in 30 years.

[gnome]

Who is the idiot who puts a crook like in charge of anything?

Answer: Granholm

[Novine]

No defense for the Governor on this one. She knew she was getting a crook when she appointed Blackwell.

[LodgeDodger]

People who are supposed to be helping, yet are on the take for themselves are one of the lowest life forms. IMHO

[Locke09]

There are people who protested loudly when he was first appointed financial manager. He countered that he was only getting paid $1 to do the job, didn't need the money and was only doing it out of his love for Highland Park.

I expect him to say that he only intended to get paid $1 until Highland Park was financially stable. Then, when the state approved him to get paid $11,000 per month, he assumed that meant he could get paid all the way back to the day he first started. He was just trying to make up all of his back pay. And who will be able to prove that it was not all just a big misunderstanding?

He also thinks now that Highland Park is financially stable and does not need a financial manager, but they should keep him on as a consultant. What was the criteria for success? Was it as simple as "balance the budget"? Anyone can balance a budget just by cutting out expenditures.Balancing the budget while providing necessary services is what requires skill.

[Novine]

Granholm needs to give him the boot.