Merit Bonuses Irk Ohio House Staffers

[OzarkDem]

Seems selfish at a time when over 25,000 Ohioans lost Medicaid coverage due to "budget cut". That's also a big leap to assume government should be run like a business...



COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Merit bonuses ranging from $500 to $4,000 handed out to 59 Ohio House employees has irked some of the 70 percent of the staff that didn't get them.

The one-time bonuses totaled $89,500.

House Minority Leader (and new Ohio Dem Party Chair) Chris Redfern agreed.

"If we're going to say government should be run in a similar fashion to business, you have to award people on merit from time to time," he said. "And if that makes someone unhappy, no good deed goes unpunished."

No bonuses were awarded to Senate employees.

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On the Democratic side, the largest bonus, $2,500, went to Andy DiPalma, Redfern's chief of staff.

Tamiyka Koger and Valarie Johnson, legislative aides to Redfern, and Adam Hewit, an aide to Rep. Timothy Cassell of Madison, each got $1,500 bonuses.

[MeDeMax]

1. a link please ? n/t

[Kolesar]

2. Pee Dee

http://www.cleveland.com/newsflash/cleveland/index.ssf?/base/news-21/113585724210430.xml&storylist=cleveland

[liberalnurse]

3. Is this necessary?????

Inquiring mind wants to know. :shrug: