BONUSES TOTAL $277,000; THE COUNTY REFUSES TO SAY WHICH EMPLOYEES WERE AWARDED BONUSES AND HOW MUCH THEY GOT, CITING STATE LAW.(TRIAD/STATE) From: The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC) | Date: September 12, 2003| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2003 News & Record. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Byline: ALEX WAYNE Staff Writer

GREENSBORO -- An unknown number of Guilford County employees were together awarded $277,000 in bonuses in the 2002-2003 fiscal year, according to county records obtained this week.

The county refuses to say which specific employees were awarded bonuses and how much they got, citing state law that makes many government employee records secret. "That is not something that is done on a regular basis," said the county's human resources director, Sharisse Fuller.

But records from the county's budget office show that bonuses were handed out ...

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