because reading this line is somehow not surprising at all.. "The problem is no one knew how much these people were being paid, because their salaries don’t ap

because reading this line is somehow not surprising at all.. "The problem is no one knew how much these people were being paid, because their salaries don’t appear in normal city records." I've dealt with city contracts and it's a culture where the oldest members of the club always land the contracts, no matter what. Finding ways to bury the actual amounts through loopholes or channels is what keeps city officials at work. ha!