Scandal plagued county government

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Monday, December 31, 2012

Scandal plagued county government

BY TIMOTHY O'HARA Citizen Staff
tohara@keysnews.com

Monroe County officials spent most of 2012 dealing with the worst scandal that has been unleashed on their agency in recent years.

Former county Technical Services Director Lisa Druckemiller abruptly retired in March after county and State Attorney's Office officials began investigating claims that she stole county-owned iPads and iPhones and sold them to other employees, as...

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What should have happened

Submitted on Tue, 01/01/2013 - 2:03pm by Bonefish

The County should have fired the County Manager (as recommended by the Grand Jury) for his part in the I-Phone caper, they should have dropped the law suit against SUFA as now it has grown into a suit against the SUFA board out of retribution, they need to watch how our money is spent or should I say mis-spent. Some of the Commissioners have made full time jobs out being commissioners and been around too long, it is time for some fresh blood in there; "Get new Commissioners" in the next cycle.