The "Totals by Vendor" tab on that spreadsheet is where the money is at. You'll want to throw your computer out the window when you see how much gets thrown away to various software vendors or consultants for no bid work.
Example:
BLOOMBOARD, INC. $270,000.00
COURAGEOUS CONVERSATION LLC $62,407.50
MOSAIC EXPERIENCE $61,350.00
Or money related to failed internal projects like CREATE65
CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY $210,506.00
Or the attorneys
FRANCZEK RADELET $668,369.62
Meanwhile poor Dr. Grossi couldn't even top $50k despite being the only honest actor in the room half the time:
Correct me if I'm wrong but that seems like a lot of attorney's fees. In 2020 Franczek was billing partners out at 280/hour (don't ask). If we estimate that now it's gone up to 300/hour we're talking 2227 hours of partner billable hours in one year! I know they've had the union negotiations but is there a ton of other litigation going on that we don't know about?
ItтАЩs even crazier because they donтАЩt even do all the litigation! For some of the bigger cases like the Deemar case, they are part of a regional liability collective that handles expensive litigation.
I think itтАЩs both, I FOIAтАЩd the attorney bills on the Dept of Ed Civil Rights case and it was some hot shot federal guy. But locally might be Franzcek
Thank you for all this labor!
The "Totals by Vendor" tab on that spreadsheet is where the money is at. You'll want to throw your computer out the window when you see how much gets thrown away to various software vendors or consultants for no bid work.
Example:
BLOOMBOARD, INC. $270,000.00
COURAGEOUS CONVERSATION LLC $62,407.50
MOSAIC EXPERIENCE $61,350.00
Or money related to failed internal projects like CREATE65
CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY $210,506.00
Or the attorneys
FRANCZEK RADELET $668,369.62
Meanwhile poor Dr. Grossi couldn't even top $50k despite being the only honest actor in the room half the time:
ILLUMINATE, INCORPORATED $49,000.00
Correct me if I'm wrong but that seems like a lot of attorney's fees. In 2020 Franczek was billing partners out at 280/hour (don't ask). If we estimate that now it's gone up to 300/hour we're talking 2227 hours of partner billable hours in one year! I know they've had the union negotiations but is there a ton of other litigation going on that we don't know about?
ItтАЩs even crazier because they donтАЩt even do all the litigation! For some of the bigger cases like the Deemar case, they are part of a regional liability collective that handles expensive litigation.
Sheesh, you're right, I forgot. I believe Franczek still is the attorney but the insurance pays for it.
I think itтАЩs both, I FOIAтАЩd the attorney bills on the Dept of Ed Civil Rights case and it was some hot shot federal guy. But locally might be Franzcek
ItтАЩs interesting though because one can find who they paid what but then you have to still hunt for what it is for