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Regional Transit Authority Probes its CEO's Expenses, Including Luxury Hotels

March 02, 2017, 7:24 AM


Michael Ford

The Regional Transit Authority has been investigating CEO Michael Ford’s expenses, including reimbursement for luxury hotel rooms and other costly trips, reports The Detroit News.

The agency, which is expected to discuss the probe in a closed door meeting Thursday morning, is debating whether to renew his contract. This comes four months after voters rejected a $4.6 billion millage to expand bus, rail line and shuttle services across Metro Detroit.

Robert Snell and Christine MacDonald write:

The meeting comes amid a review of Ford’s expenses and questions from The Detroit News following numerous public-records requests. The RTA’s review revealed questionable reimbursements and costly travel — including luxury hotel rooms at a cost of up to $560-a-night — at a time when the RTA was asking taxpayers for billions of dollars.

Ford, 55, charged the authority about $37,000 for airfare, hotels, out-of-town meals, parking and mileage over 21/2 years, according to expense reports obtained by The News through the Freedom of Information Act.


Read more:  The Detroit News


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