Wendy Howard

King’s temp agency finance director has no oath, no bond and no municipal finance experience before she joined East Cleveland

CLEVELAND, OH – Mayor Brandon L. King got an invoice for $5000 from Robert Half International, Inc. employment agency to cover the fee for hiring Latasha Williams to handle East Cleveland’s payroll.  The Half letter described Williams as an Accounting Clerk.  As a temporary city employee the job she held was as the Payroll Administrator.  The letter with the demand for the $5000 was addressed to ex-director of finance Charles Iyahen and is dated April 24, 2023. Aside from records showing Council never approved a contract authorizing the mayor to pay Robert Half $5000 to hire employees it refers,  Iyahen’s…

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King’s 5-year deficit forecast doubles to $60 million as state commission reduces East Cleveland’s spending

CLEVELAND, OH – The most incompetent mayor in Ohio did not attend the June 20, 2023 Financial Planning & Supervision Commission (FPSC) meeting to learn if the state was going to reduce East Cleveland’s 2023 appropriations to 85 percent of the 2022 budget.  The 2022 budget was $30.5 million.  Eighty-five percent is $25.9 million.  It’s equal to the amount council authorized East Cleveland Mayor Brandon L. King to spend for 2023. King’s greed got the best of him and he wanted a $36 million budget for a city that’s taking in less than $16 million in taxes.  His goal this…

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