Cooper blocks bonus payment to outgoing McCrory administration officials
Gov. Pat McCrory ordered state agencies to give bonus payouts to his 10 cabinet secretaries as the administration left office. Gov. Roy Cooper has stopped those payments, saying they're not appropriate.
Posted — UpdatedThe total amount of money entailed in fulfilling that order could be as much as $166,000. While ordinary state workers might receive such payments when they retire, cabinet secretaries, who earn higher salaries, typically would not receive such bonus payments upon leaving office.
"These irregular payments have been brought to the attention of the administration and are halted pending further review," said Ford Porter, a spokesman for Gov. Roy Cooper.
Cooper, a Democrat, took over from McCrory, a Republican, on Jan. 1 after a contentious election season.
The 10 people who McCrory put in line for the extra payments headed departments that included DEQ, Administration, Commerce, Transportation, Health and Human Services, Information Technology, Military and Veterans Affairs, Natural and Cultural Resources, Public Safety and Revenue.
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