Long Beach ends payout scandal by paying $250,000 to key player
From www.LongBeachNy.gov The scandal over excessive separation and drawdown payments that roiled the City of Long Beach from 2018 through 2020 is over. It ended not with a bang or even a whimper. It concluded last Tuesday night with a slap in the face to the many city residents who uncovered and protested excessive payouts to high-level political appointees during the Democratic administration of former City Manager Jack Schnirman and former corporation counsel Rob Agostisi ,who also served briefly as acting city manager. The current City Council -- which has a new Republican majority -- voted to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Agostisi against Long Beach af...