He will get Zero respect from anybody in the office now. He will be beholden to the County Commission and will feel obligated to do what ever they say. He will be an ineffective and diminished person. Even though, it's the Soldier that is more severly punished for losing a rifle, than the General that loses a battle. The Commission has only succeeded in creating their own puppet.

Thank you Commissioner Wigington for having a sense of ethics. Your fellow commissioners obviously do not. George Nugent early on said he wasn't certain Gastesi COULD be fired because he had a contract. Like there is not ever a clause in a contract covering unethical behavior. Gastesi's Miami buddies are lined up to take the contact for sewer hookups for the lower Keys. God forbid we should interfere with that. Gastesi did not know these Iphones were hot items, like Randy Acevedo did not know the items in his house were paid for by district funds. The whole commission with the exception of Commissioner Wigington has no spine, no ethics and certainly no sense of right and wrong.

Should have been lit up. Fired. We can still fire the commissioners in November. Have not live here long enough if anticipated their termination. What a gang.

This guy has cost taxpayers a ton of money and he's wringing his hands, sobbing and going with the 'let's get back to work' thing?

How can he be trusted to do anything if he'd allow this kind of mess?

It's time to vote out the commissioners who voted to keep him.

dam it is okay for the captain of the ship to be a crook, but the commissionner want to go after the employees for purchasing i phones because they wanted the same sweetheart deal there boss was provided and the same policy,s there Boss violated. Also the Clerk of the Court had provided the changes of policys in place so this kind of shit dont happen. but was never implemented. why because they were all friends at happy hour. Roman gang all Division Directors ( A.K.A Debbie Fredricks, Tina Boan,Teresa Aguiar, and Lisa )they all went out together to Out Back Steakhouse on Fridays, may Debbie could tell us who tipped Lisa off, about the investigation so that she could put her Retirement papers in. now we get to real justices now Roman is having the employees investigated for violating the same policys that there boss violated. wow maybe if the Admin personnel,would have attend some of there own training on ethic they provide from one of Roman,s good buddy from Dade County this would have help your own staff.shame on you Roman.a few months ago Roman made a comment the half of the Monroe County employee,s are thieves well does that mean you to Roman, because half of your staff purchased stolen property. but again the County employee will suffer because the 2 (King Pin,s) gets a plea deal. Roman help us obtain the funding for the sewer projects.so its okay to violate policys Now the County Commissioner want to blame the Little guys the employees.good thinking you idots.

WOW! This county and Key West stinks ethically as much as the rotting seaweed. You people who put these commissioners in office get what you deserve when these things come up. I leave this Saturday after three years here, never to return, and will always remember and tell people about how bad the Keys and Key West really are. I know, "good riddence to me". Believe me, the feeling is mutual. What low lifes many of you are, not all, but many, enough to make this place stink.

How can Gasstesi possibly function as an administrator when he has lost the respect of his employees? The BOCC has acted unprofessionally and based their vote on their friendship with Gastesi. And why wasn't Carruthers recused from the vote? The BOCC has failed the people of our county.

a letter of reprimand WOW... what a punishment. No surprise here . Crooks galore trying to benefit while running our govt. He should have been fired and fined

A letter of reprimand might mean something in the military to a career officer, but in this context it is meaningless. This isn't even a slap on the wrist. I guess all these political types kiss each other's butt so much that is all they can manage. What a bunch of clowns we have elected.

Fire the people who voted to keep him also. This is ridiculous.

They can purchase a big broom with a long handle at Home Depot to sweep everything under the rug. So much for the Grand Jury recommendation, what a waste of the county citizens time. What does the SAO have to say?