Posted on 04/11/2007 12:00:58 PM PDT by nickcarraway
An investigation by the City Attorney's Office into whether it was proper for Ruby Rippey-Tourk to receive thousands of dollars in "catastrophic illness pay" from the city after she left her San Francisco City Hall job -- and following her affair with Mayor Gavin Newsom -- uncovered nothing illegal, but did raise questions about whether she should have been eligible for the payout.
Rippey-Tourk received $10,154 in unexplained retroactive pay after leaving her job as Newsom's commission appointments secretary
The report questioned, however, whether Rippey-Tourk, who took leave from City Hall in May 2006 to enter a substance abuse program, should have been eligible for that program.
City Attorney Dennis Herrera opened the investigation into the payments in February after Newsom publicly apologized for having an affair with Rippey-Tourk, who is married to Alex Tourk, Newsom's former deputy chief of staff and former campaign manager.
They also noted, however, that the probe was hindered by Rippey-Tourk's refusal to let the City Attorney's Office access her confidential medical records.
The report said investigators were unable to find any other instances where substance abuse was listed as the sole reason for acceptance into the CIP program. They also found other cases in which DPH refused applications because substance abuse was the sole catastrophic illness.
And, it raised questions about whether Rippey-Tourk -- who remained on leave until a resignation she submitted July 21 became effective Sept. 1 should have continued to get paid after she indicated her intent to leave the city.
"We could not find another instance where, as here, an employee received approval by the controller for payment under the CIP after she indicated her intent to resign from city employment and received the payment just as she was starting a new job," they wrote.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
San Francisco—enough said.
they should be in the street with pitchforks.
Wow! A $10,154 nappy-haired ho.
Ruby Rippey-Tourk? Do these women actually stop and think about how stupid a hyphenated name may sound?
Anyone who would give Newsom the time of day, much less sleep with him, should be hillary-slapped.
If I was that dude, I'd grow a pair, divorce that B!@#$, and get the hell out of San Freako for someplace sane.
Leaving $20 on the dresser just isn’t enough, anymore.
Looks like Newsome’s deal has been approved by the San Francisco Commisar of Payouts.
San Francisco is quite the cesspool.
with his boss...
This is the screwing the taxpayers get for the screwing the Mayor got...
Put a little ice on THAT, San Francisco!
Semper Fi
Not a bad looking gal. But, was she always a gal? Afterall this San Franhomo!
Looks two-faced.
And not even pleasant.
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