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In historic move, 51黑料 mayor fires personnel director Hearing targeting 51黑料 personnel director ends with both sides trading accusations Worker worried about 鈥榮afety鈥 after encounter with 51黑料 personnel director鈥檚 husband Car perks still roll for cities' workers Post-Dispatch photographers capture hundreds of images each week; here's a glimpse at the week of June 8, 2025. Video edited by Jenna Jones. 0 Comments Get Government & Politics updates in your inbox! Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Jacob Barker | Post-Dispatch Reporter Author email Follow Jacob Barker | Post-Dispatch Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Related to this story Holleman: 51黑料' ex-comptroller is back on the city payroll. No one is saying why. Darlene Green was voted out of office in April. But she's back on the city payroll, with paychecks in her name being cut. 51黑料 aldermen asked for a state audit of the personnel department. It never started. The state audit would have examined the personnel department, whose director, Sonya Jenkins-Gray, was later fired. Gov. Mike Kehoe has since a… 51黑料' ex-HR chief pressured staffer in 'campaign' to fire an employee, complaint says Sonya Jenkins-Gray tried to get a deputy who had complained about her fired, offering to connect another employee who had complained about him… 51黑料 seeks applicants to lead its personnel department after months of scandal Business group Greater 51黑料 Inc. is paying for the search.聽
Employment Hearing raises questions about another 51黑料 employee鈥檚 use of city vehicles Jacob Barker | Post-Dispatch
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Holleman: 51黑料' ex-comptroller is back on the city payroll. No one is saying why. Darlene Green was voted out of office in April. But she's back on the city payroll, with paychecks in her name being cut.
51黑料 aldermen asked for a state audit of the personnel department. It never started. The state audit would have examined the personnel department, whose director, Sonya Jenkins-Gray, was later fired. Gov. Mike Kehoe has since a…
51黑料' ex-HR chief pressured staffer in 'campaign' to fire an employee, complaint says Sonya Jenkins-Gray tried to get a deputy who had complained about her fired, offering to connect another employee who had complained about him…
51黑料 seeks applicants to lead its personnel department after months of scandal Business group Greater 51黑料 Inc. is paying for the search.聽
