05-13-2012, 02:54 AM
The current Administration's re-election website advertises the following accomplishments as justification for continued employment:
Did not seek to or increase the budget - Name a SINGLE Sheriff in any of the 67 Florida Counties who did! Does he think the citizens are so ignorant as to not know what's going on throughout the state in regards to declining tax revenues? The truth is, the #1 guy stopped attending County Commission budget meetings and workshops and sent #2 in his place.
Added ten Deputies to patrol - Where are they? - Beef O'Brady's, the Elks Club, Subway? Instead of two cars parked outside of eating establishments, there are now three?
Absorbed $2.5 million in mandates without increasing the budget - For what? State contract radios that leave a ton to be desired? Any blind spots out there patrol deputies? Feel safer with the upgrade? Would it pain you to know that for a small hit to the budget, you would have a state-of-the art Motorola radio with complete county-wide coverage AND inter-agency talkgroup capability?
No lawsuits - YET. They are lining up like techno-geeks waiting for the next version of the I-Pad or I-Phone! Of course, the current administration may not have to answer for their misdeeds, that will be left to their successor. Can you say "negligent retention / promotion / training? How about unlawful termination? Gender discrimination? Sexual Harrassment / Hostile work environment / retaliation?" Just a small sample of what's in the works.
Did not seek to or increase the budget - Name a SINGLE Sheriff in any of the 67 Florida Counties who did! Does he think the citizens are so ignorant as to not know what's going on throughout the state in regards to declining tax revenues? The truth is, the #1 guy stopped attending County Commission budget meetings and workshops and sent #2 in his place.
Added ten Deputies to patrol - Where are they? - Beef O'Brady's, the Elks Club, Subway? Instead of two cars parked outside of eating establishments, there are now three?
Absorbed $2.5 million in mandates without increasing the budget - For what? State contract radios that leave a ton to be desired? Any blind spots out there patrol deputies? Feel safer with the upgrade? Would it pain you to know that for a small hit to the budget, you would have a state-of-the art Motorola radio with complete county-wide coverage AND inter-agency talkgroup capability?
No lawsuits - YET. They are lining up like techno-geeks waiting for the next version of the I-Pad or I-Phone! Of course, the current administration may not have to answer for their misdeeds, that will be left to their successor. Can you say "negligent retention / promotion / training? How about unlawful termination? Gender discrimination? Sexual Harrassment / Hostile work environment / retaliation?" Just a small sample of what's in the works.