Bloomington: More on your $85 per hour temp

by:  Diane Benjamin City Manager David Hales was on WJBC last week defending his hiring of fired Mattoon City Administrator Sue McLaughlin.  He claims he knew all about her firing.  He also claimed that people in her position create both friends and enemies and there was nothing unethical about her attempting to sell City property to […]

Does Bloomington have their own Flanagan?

by:  Diane Benjamin Tim Flanagan wasn’t vetted for the job of President of ISU.  TWO minutes of investigation revealed to me  that he wasn’t well liked where he came from.  He ended up costing ISU $480,000 and a good guy his job. Now Bloomington hires an Assistant Administrator, Sue McLaughlin, who was fired from her […]

How did Bloomington get an $85 per hour administrator?

by:  Diane Benjamin The City of Bloomington has hired Sue McLaughlin as a temporary replacement for Barb Atkins who retired.  McLaughlin is being paid $85.00 per hour – at least $175,000 per year.  She formerly worked as a City Administrator for Mattoon until she was fired for trying to sell City land for less than […]