The SDC sent out a layoff letter notice to all its staff.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
April 28, 2024
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Friday, all of the Social Department Commission (SDC) staff received a letter letting everyone know of the layoff decision. As of Friday, the SDC, which began operating since 1963 has shutdown its 30 service programs and had laid-off nearly 85 employees, according to Pamela Johnson, the SDC Interim CEO.
Johnson in a letter dated April 26, 2024 to all staff says, "This letter is to inform you that your employment with SDC is ending due to temporary closure the agency effective today. A reopen date has not been determined at this time."
George P. Hinton, the former chief executive officer of the SDC was forced to resign on April 18 after the SDC commissioners learned of more than $100,000 misallocation of weatherization program funds. William Sulton, the SDC commission's attorney told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that on April 19, the agency failed to pay 19 employees.
A week prior to Hinton's resignation, Patrick Kirsenlohr, the SDC finance director was terminated by Hinton when it was learned of the misallocation of funds in the weatherization program.
In March, after the SDC suspended its operation of the weatherization program, Robert Miranda from Freshwater For Life Action Committee (FLAC) and Get The Lead Out, also a former SDC Commissioner 2000-2004 called for the City of Milwaukee to do an independent investigation into the SDC Lead Safe Program too. Miranda also reported on his personal Facebook (FB) account that SDC's "Shabby work done at one home by SDC contractor cost taxpayers $134,000.00 for windows and siding, 1 door, 3 heater boxes and 12 sheets of drywall. Outrageous! No oversight. Total failure by MHD."
On Saturday, Miranda in his personal FB page posted regarding to SDC, "What a mess. Millions in tax dollars need to be audited. Where did it go?"
SDC Board of Commissioners: https://www.cr-sdc.org/about/commissioners
Source: Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA)
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