GCASA Executive Director David Markham addresses persistent claims that agency employees are money grubbers leaching off of taxpayers.
According to Markham, most GCASA employees earn substantially less than the Genesee County's median income of $49,133. The average GCASA salary is $26,500, with 81 of GCASA's 92 employees earning less than $40,000 per year.
Markham said he has a master's degree and 41 years experience, yet earns only $74,459.32, and he turned down a $1,400 raise.
The agency is currently facing a $135,000 budget deficit.
