After millions in tax breaks for big corporations, Wyandotte County leader cashes in

We already know that controversial administrator Doug Bach left the Wyandotte County Unified Government with an outrageously lavish resignation package.

And what public information was on the county computer and cell phone Bach was allowed to keep? Did the UG bother to copy his hard drive or cell phone records? A UG spokesperson declined to answer any of these questions.

According to his separation agreement, taxpayers already burdened by the county’s high property taxes and low household incomes owe Bach $336,445 in pay through mid-March of — get this — 2024. He’s allowed to keep his government vehicle and electronic devices at favorable discounts.

In all, the Unified Government gave Bach with a payout worth at least $813,000, though one estimate is it exceeds $1 million in value.

Bach, in the job not quite eight years, is also leaving with an astonishing $427,364 in accrued leave, to include: $292,480 in compensatory time (as if he were an hourly worker rather than a high-salaried executive); $80,000 in vacation time; $52,257 in accrued sick leave; and $2,412 for 24 hours of “bonus personal leave.”

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