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Morrisey Announces Retirement

by Cheryl Mathis on May 20th, 2008 • 3 Comments »

Mike Morrisey, Director of Community Development for the city of Wausau, has announced his retirement, effective June 2.

Morrisey returned to work following an internal investigation that cleared him of misconduct in regards to a wrongful termination suit currently pending before the state involving a former employee.

See NewsChannel 7’s coverage of this breaking news for more information.

See retirement letter here.

Morrissey Retires

City Hall, Community, Development, Government, Politics, Scandal

Mike Morrissey on Leave

by Dino Corvino on March 25th, 2008 • 29 Comments »

This just in!  This just in!  Michael Morrissey placed on Administrative Leave.

As you read in the previous post, Mr. Morrissey is in the middle of a rather messy legal issue involving a former Wausau employee who it appears that he terminated.  This whole saga is really quite ugly; both sides have spoken in the media using unflattering terms about one another, claiming inappropriate relationships on the staff, violation of city policies regarding cellphones and text messaging, and even accusing people of stealing funds.   For some of the details please see the Jasurda document (PDF) regarding her …

Politics, Scandal, Wausau

Credit Card Scandal?

by Dino Corvino on March 24th, 2008 • 4 Comments »

Recently there was a credit card scandal reported, one involving a former Development Office employee. We’ve received a copy of a document that is clearly in regards to a suit filed by the former employee regarding the work place, and her position there.

Download the Jasurda Document (PDF)

What I find the most interesting in this document is the intermingling of City departments, and how it all works. Clearly the presence of an employee of a different agency at the meeting, as is alleged in this document is a bit interesting.

Being new, and hopefully unjaded by the whole …

Politics, Scandal, Wausau