DETROIT — Consultants working on the Detroit bankruptcy case have already reportedly been paid more than $60 million. Detroit City Council President Saunteel Jenkins says that she hasn’t seen any of the bills, nor has she been provided with an explanation of why consultants are paid so much. 

A fee examiner has been appointed by the bankruptcy court and is the first ever in a chapter 9 municipal court. The fee examiner is paid $600 an hour and has an assistant, who receives roughly $442 an hour.