After Henrico and Chesterfield counties released their overtime pay figures via an FOIA request, the City of Richmond refused to do so, even after one DPU employee was paid for almost 1,900 hours of overtime in 2017.
Bird Ride, an app-based, electric scooter ride-sharing platform, had a disruptive beginning to their presence in Richmond; a presence that had government officials combing the city to confiscate the “unsanctioned” contraband.
On track with wasteful government spending, Richmond’s Department of Public Utilities (DPU) pays an “ineffective” diversity consultant an extra $420,000.
