In the lead-up to Pat Bean’s annual evaluation, commissioner Mark Sharpe took the lead in pointing out the County Administrator’s poor record.
The St. Pete Times mentions that both Rose Ferlita and Kevin Beckner had complaints on their written evaluations, too.
But there are seven on the Hillsborough Board of County 
Commissioners. What did the other four submit on Pat Bean’s written evaluation? They “declined to turn in written evaluations by Monday’s deadline.”
Four of your elected “leaders” refused to give a written evaluation.
A written evaluation is an important tool to use when determining success or failure. If you want an employee to work on a specific area, you have to make it perfectly clear, and put it down in writing.
At the meeting, commissioner Kevin White said as much: “White said commissioners have failed to provide her direction.”
Then why didn’t you submit an evaluation, Kevin?
Al Higgonbotham said he offers his evaluation of Bean year-round, and has been among her harshest critics…
“To me an evaluation is not just a one-time occurrence. It’s an ongoing process,” he said. “I certainly don’t think there’s a lack of information on my opinion of Pat in the past.”
I suppose not, but should the other commissioners have to fish through the archives to see what you think?
Ken Hagan said “While I think Ms. Bean needs to step up her game, I don’t think her performance rises to the level of termination.” I suppose he didn’t know how to put that down in writing.
And Jim Norman? He was nowhere to be found, and absent from the meeting.
Apparently, the BOCC is becoming good at shirking written evaluations. The Times makes a note of it at the bottom of Tuesday’s article:
They declined to turn in written evaluations by Monday’s deadline. That is a becoming a growing trend among commissioners — failing to fill out written evaluations of the three county officials who report directly to them — though all other county employees get annual written assessments.
The Tribune reports Kevin Beckner as saying “the administrator’s evaluation form was antiquated and vague on measurable objectives.”
If so, let’s make it better. And let’s elect leaders who are not afraid to do their jobs properly.
George-UCAN Member
2 months ago
Sadly, this commission doesn’t have the will to do the right thing and let Ms Bean go. According to their comments at the evaluation meeting, she would have had to break the law before they would fire her. That is not how citizens want this county run. We don’t want mediocrity.
Marcella O'Steen
2 months ago
I have taken the Commissioners to task twice during public comment time for not filling in the evaluation form for Pat Bean, one of the only 3 people who report directly to them. Every OTHER county employee has to have a written eval done yearly — WHY NOT THE TOP EMPLOYEE PAT BEAN???? What were they afraid of? Why was this so hard to do? Why are they protecting her so hard?
The 4 who didn’t do the written evaluation for Bean — Hagan, White, Norman, and Higginbotham — put the 3 who did — Sharpe, Ferlita, and Beckner — at a disadvantage. They make THEM pull the whole load! I say — SHAME SHAME SHAME to the 4 who copped out.
It’s an abrogation of duty.
Misc
2 months ago
She was obviously kept because the bosses of Hagan, White, Norman, and Higginbotham, that is, the land development lobby, have found it useful to keep her around. The lobby is weakened as of late, but far from dead.
Only if Bean were to upset the puppetmasters, would she be shown the door.
Make no mistake, Bean knows where her bread is buttered…..