COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, Mich. — High tensions flared during a Comstock Township meeting Monday night as four board members made the decision to give more than $412,000 of township funds to recently fired Superintendent Scott Hess in one lump-sum payment, as part of his release agreement.
The vote centered on a separation agreement, including a liability waiver intended to prevent the township from being sued, and a decision about how a total payout of $412,429.94 should be offered to the superintendent after he was fired without cause at a meeting on June 1.
The four board members who voted yes to making one large payout were the same four who voted to fire him without cause two weeks ago, and the same four who voted to give Hess a $20,000 raise in April 2025…