Post: Owens promised cronies jobs in Ritter administration
You must be kidding me:
In their final annual employment contracts, at least 23 appointed senior managers in the Owens administration got a promise that they could return to other state management positions at the highest-possible salaries for those jobs. The manager-protection program appears to violate state personnel rules by guaranteeing jobs to senior political appointees.
The contracts, valued at nearly $2.8 million this year, would tie Gov. Bill Ritter's hands in forming his own team by limiting the number of job openings his department heads could fill and by ensuring that Republican political appointees survive in a Democratic administration.
Cross-posted at SquareState.
UPDATE: The Rocky Mountain News reports that Owens has denied The Denver Post's accusation:
A story in the Denver Post this morning said the Owens adminstration gave 23 employees job protection when he left office, and that the practice appeared to violate state personnel rules. Owens said it is ludicrous to suggest that the 23 employees involved were originally hired as part of some patronage scheme.
In their final annual employment contracts, at least 23 appointed senior managers in the Owens administration got a promise that they could return to other state management positions at the highest-possible salaries for those jobs. The manager-protection program appears to violate state personnel rules by guaranteeing jobs to senior political appointees.
The contracts, valued at nearly $2.8 million this year, would tie Gov. Bill Ritter's hands in forming his own team by limiting the number of job openings his department heads could fill and by ensuring that Republican political appointees survive in a Democratic administration.
Cross-posted at SquareState.
UPDATE: The Rocky Mountain News reports that Owens has denied The Denver Post's accusation:
A story in the Denver Post this morning said the Owens adminstration gave 23 employees job protection when he left office, and that the practice appeared to violate state personnel rules. Owens said it is ludicrous to suggest that the 23 employees involved were originally hired as part of some patronage scheme.
Labels: Bill Owens, Bill Ritter, GOP Cronyist Retention Programs
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