CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The city of Charlotte’s newly disclosed payout to Police Chief Johnny Jennings lists the total value of his separation agreement at $305,000, but the settlement will actually cost taxpayers more down the road.
The taxpayer-funded settlement doesn’t just pay him now. It will also boost his partially taxpayer-funded pension by thousands of dollars every year when he retires, a WCNC Charlotte analysis found.
The city settled with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s chief in early May, long after a former council member went to war with him over whether patrol officers should wear outer carrier vests. Jennings alleged his state and federal rights were violated as a result, according to the separation agreement…