The Martin Chronicles is hearing some interesting things from several sources. For the purposes of full disclosure, we will clearly separate hard fact from speculation generated by these sources.
First, the hard facts. Villa Hills Mayor Mike Martin gave the endlessly interim City Clerk an unscheduled pay raise a few months ago. This pay increase came before council passed a budget that will give the endlessly interim City Clerk yet another taxpayer-funded boost.
Why would Martin give this marginal-at-best employee two pay raises in one year? We now move to the realm of the speculation from our sources. These sources strongly suspect that this out-to-pasture employee's silence has been purchased by Martin. Despite her reportedly high level of disinterest in anything remotely resembling work, these same sources believe that the endlessly interim City Clerk knows full well where Martin has buried most of the bodies.
These sources remind The Martin Chronicles that the perpetually-passive employee has declined to talk to Special Counsel on multiple occassions. They also find the timing of $47.50 per hour, crony-hire, clerk/bookkeeper Cordelia Schaber's recent council meeting praise of the interim City Clerk quite the coincidence.
Has Martin used taxpayer money-your money-to buy the endlessly interim City Clerk's silence?
