When Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s new chief of staff left his job running an independent state agency to work at the State House, he walked away with a six-figure severance package that included a year’s salary.
The Maryland Environmental Service’s board of directors approved the payout for Roy McGrath’s voluntary departure in a private online meeting May 28, according to the meeting minutes posted on its website. The salary amount is not in the minutes, and the minutes don’t offer a reason for the payment.
But state budget documents show McGrath’s position at the agency paid $233,647 a year for the fiscal year that ended June 30.
Meanwhile, McGrath was headed to a job that paid six figures, as well.
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