Mayor Carlo DeMaria will be asked to repay $180,000 in longevity over payments, have his administration approve $150,000 for an audit, and address other recommendations from the state inspector general,

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Mayor Carlo DeMaria asked for the bonuses after learning other city employees were making more than him, according to the inspector general.

"It is imperative that the city council act to recover these funds from the mayor and return them to the city’s treasury," the state inspector general said.

"It is imperative that the City Council act to recover these funds from the mayor and return them to the city’s treasury," Inspector General Jeffrey S. Shapiro said in a statement.

Mayor Carlo DeMaria, who was first elected in 2007, should have only been paid $40,000 worth in longevity payments between 2016 and 2021, according to the Office of Inspector General. The post Everett mayor was overpaid $180,

Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria received $180,000 in longevity bonuses he was not entitled to, then hid the payments from the City Council and the public, Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro wrote in a letter issued Thursday.

The Massachusetts Inspector General’s office is accusing Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria of receiving $180,000 in illegitimate “longevity payments” since 2016 and is calling for a municipal audit and for the money to be returned.