Outrage as disgraced California official may get $400K severance after sending raunchy texts
Oakland’s top bureaucrat quit in disgrace over private messages filled with sexually suggestive comments about female colleagues — but now taxpayers may be the ones footing the bill with a $400,000 goodbye check. Former City Administrator Jestin Johnson, who resigned in May after the texts came to light, could receive a $409,737 severance package under a proposal floated by Oakland City Councilmember Ken Houston.
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Oakland’s top bureaucrat quit in disgrace over private messages filled with sexually suggestive comments about female colleagues — but now taxpayers may be the ones footing the bill with a $400,000 goodbye check. Former City Administrator Jestin Johnson, who resigned in May after the texts came to light, could receive a $409,737 severance package under a proposal floated by Oakland City Councilmember Ken Houston. The resolution would have directed the city to approve the payout, but Houston pulled it from this week’s meeting agenda. He said he could bring the matter back later this year.
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- Oakland’s top bureaucrat quit in disgrace over private messages filled with sexually suggestive comments about female colleagues — but now taxpayers may be the ones footing the bill with a $400,000 goodbye check. Former City Administrator Jestin Johnson, who resigned in May after the texts came to light, could receive a $409,737 severance package under a proposal floated by Oakland City Councilmember Ken Houston.
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