Public records are now open records
By: Katie Hayes
Editor-in-Chief
Following The Montage’s April 5 Freedom of Information Act request, St. Louis Community College (STLCC) released public records April 26 detailing wages paid to Mark Potratz, Anthony Russo and Richard Banahan as well as STLCC expenditures for group insurance for the employees.
STLCC also provided copies of Potratz, Russo and Banahan’s expenses and receipts from Nov. 1, 2016 until they were placed on administrative leave March 31.
The Montage is still waiting on the remaining portion of the request that includes all emails sent by Potratz, Russo, Banahan and Chancellor Jeff Pittman from Feb. 15, 2017 through April 5, 2017 and copies of all complaints made against Potratz, Russo and Banahan since their date of hire.
The college has yet to release a reason why all three employees were placed on leave. Retired Lt. Col. Alfred Adkins was appointed interim director of public safety and emergency management Adkins is a veteran of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.
STLCC did not charge The Montage for the records received as of press time.
