"An independent audit found that Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria received an extra $260,964 in longevity and cost-of-living payments, including a $31,664 lump-sum adjustment in 2023. The findings, presented Monday at a special City Council meeting by MDD Foresnic Accountants, follow a state inspector general report earlier this year that flagged $180,000 in overpaid longevity funds. "Trust in government at the end of the day is everything," City Councilor Robert Van Campen said. "If we lose trust in the city government ... then the whole system breaks down.""
"The independent audit flagged questionable payment practices to DeMaria, including $30,000 longevity bonuses issued just months apart in 2021, longevity payments hidden in obscure accounts, and payments processed outside the payroll system due to problems filing tax withholdings. "It looks like we are in deeper trouble than we originally thought," Councilor Guerline Alcy Jabouin said. "This should concern everyone in Everett.""
An independent audit found Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria received $260,964 in extra longevity and cost-of-living payments, including a $31,664 lump-sum adjustment in 2023. The audit followed a state inspector general finding that flagged $180,000 in overpaid longevity funds. The audit identified questionable payment practices, including $30,000 longevity bonuses issued months apart in 2021, longevity payments recorded in obscure accounts, and payments processed outside the payroll system because of tax-withholding problems. DeMaria's charter salary is $185,000, but added longevity payments made him the highest-paid mayor in Massachusetts. The State Ethics Commission is reviewing potential ethics violations.
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