City [Denton] Paid Employees for Silence

[UNTflyer]

The city of Denton paid more than $200,000 to departing employees in recent years in exchange for their silence, their promises not to sue and — in one case — their work as a consultant, according to records obtained by the Denton Record-Chronicle.

http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/drc/localnews/stories/DRC_City_Agreements_0724.55457e53.html

[PlummMeanGreen]

So maybe this the reason the City of Denton seems to have not put too many dimes into road improvements around the Mean Green Stadium beginning with Bonnie Brae? Sounds like the tip of the iceberg for some much larger legal problems to me.

[Army of Dad]

City of Denton rotten...say it a'int so.

[KRAM1]

Not good, but "severance packages" and agreements to not discuss the firm are pretty common in the private sector. It's a way to basically fire someone without the threat of a lawsuit. Not saying I agree or disagree, but it's common in the business world, but that is private money and Denton is public taxpayer funds. That's a decent difference....