"Those violations were ignored by the city and as a result, within less than three months of having made the complaints, I was wrongfully terminated," said Costas.
A former BARC volunteer also claimed he heard a dog being mistreated at BARC, then filed a complaint. He stands accused of making a false police report. We are waiting for the city attorney to return our call for a response to the lawsuit.
On Wednesday, the Houston City Council will vote on a new contract for the temporary head of BARC. The council will decide on a contract for BARC interim bureau chief Gerry Fusco. The city chose Fusco to head up BARC to try to fix problems at the bureau.
City Controller Annise Parker says Fusco reduced his fee by almost $25,000 to $135,000. The contract would last four and half months.
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