The city violated the terms of a $27.1 million transitional aid grant from the state Department of Community Affairs by putting Trenton Fire Department Director Qareeb Bashir on the payroll before the agency signed off on his hiring, a move that could jeopardize future aid applications, DCA officials said yesterday.
Bashir was approved by the DCA for a year-long probationary term as fire director on April 19, but he had been started working with the fire department March 28 with the understanding he would be unpaid while under DCA review. Documents obtained through open public records requests by Rob Chilson, who authors the blog Trenton United, showed Bashir worked 140 hours prior to April 9, received $8,106 in pay.
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