Over $2 Million in Retirement Payments for Employees of Room 465
The State paid over $2 Million in retirement payments to individuals in an agency titled ""Room 465.""
by Mark Cavers
Information from IllinoisOpenGov.org, shows that in 2009, the state of Illinois listed 84 individuals as retirees of a state agency titled “Room 465.” These workers were paid a combined total of $2,364,451.56, and the highest paid individual was Clinton Mudgett who received $87,282.84. I could not find any mention of Room 465 on the state’s website or any suggestion of what role these people had been employed in.
The state could be more transparent about this spending category and provide taxpayers with clearer information about who these individuals are and why their retirement payments are labeled in this way.
You can find this information by going to IllinoisOpenGov.org, clicking on “Retiree Pensions” and searching for “Room 465″ under the “Department” category.