Zane Seipler
After I had written the article on the checks that McHenry County taxpayers have written for reinstated Sheriff’s Deputy Zane Seipler, it occurred to me that I had not included the total cost to taxpayers of Keith Nygren’s prolonged losing fight to deprive Seipler’s family of a paycheck.
So, I looked at the settlement document, added up the figures for salary and health benefits and came up with
$220,055.79
That’s how much it cost taxpayers for Keith Nygren to punish the man who dared run against him in the 2010 Republican Primary Election.
Nygren appealed the decision of the arbitrator, which decided Seipler should be treated the same way Nygren had treated another more favored Deputy in the past.
When Judge Thomas Meyer ruled in favor of Seipler and upheld the arbitrator’s decision, Nygren appealed to the Appellate Court.
When the Appellate Court upheld the arbitrator’s decision, Nygren appealed for a hearing before the Demcoratic Party, read labor union-controlled Illinois Supreme Court.
Only after having his appeal rejected, did Nygren allow Seipler to come back to work.
Out of the almost quarter million dollars in back pay and benefits, state and Federal income tax, Illinois Municipal Retirement and the employee side of health benefits was subtracted, as was money to repay the Unemployment Compensation agency.
The result was Seipler receiving checks totaling $93,802.53.
Additional costs will accrue to the taxpayers when IMRF decides how much the County must pay for the employer side of his pension.
in addition, there were in legal fees for the taxpayers to pay.
Legal fees taxpayer paid to keep Zane Seipler off the payroll.
Not quite the $600K Linda has squandered.
Well, Luv – this is only one of MANY payouts for Nygren’s ego and vendetta’s.
Skinner, why do you keep using this picture?
You probably think of it as a joke but its not a fair picture.
At least use the “remove red eye” edit feature on your Photoshop so the poor man doesn’t look like he is demonically possessed.
He’s not Pyle you know?
I must say Sheriff Keith NYGREN and Undersheriff Andy the CLOWN are doing such a GREAT job. hahahaha.
Keep up the good work with our Tax Dollars.
What about the federal civil suit numbers, which are still growing.
I think there is a typo above – “Demcoratic Party”. Didn’t you mean Demchaotic Party?
How are you all going to feel when Nygren begins taking your Federal Tax Dollars.
I mean after all, he will be housed and provided food by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, won’t he?
Appears that old boy can put away some groceries too!!
Good for you Mr Seipler.
Don’t forget that promise you made to purchase your wife something extra special!!