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 [...]
The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners voted to match any cost-saving measures that affect county employees. For instance, if Administrator Pat Bean recommends furloughs (unpaid time off), the BOCC will be subject to the same thing. So, if Bean recommends laying off 15% of county employees, then one commissioner is gone, right? Yeah, right.
I’m sure you’ve already heard that your Hillsborough County BOCC voted 5-2 to rename the county’s Moral Courage Award after long-time local activist and money man Ralph Hughes. According to articles in both the Tribune and the Times, only one person showed up to support the renaming of the award. Neither paper tells us how many [...]
With apologies to the greatest novels of all time for the liberties I’ve taken below. Treasure Island city commissioners have decided that they will no longer be funding the Treasure Island library: Cutting the Treasure Island library funding means residents of that city no longer will have free access to the Gulf Beaches system, which is located [...]
Excerpt from Agenda for 9/17 Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners’ Meeting (page 14): Commissioner Norman [Item #] F-2: Give authority to County Administrator to ask the Hughes family for permission to name the Moral Courage Award after Mr. Ralph Hughes and request a family member to participate in all future presentations. Agenda Backup: “Prior to meeting each commissioner [...]
About the Hillsborough County Commission, and how to find your district. The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners is made up of 7 officials. The first four each represent a different district within Hillsborough County. Depending on where you live, you could expect to speak to (and therefore vote for) any one of 4 different commissioners. [...]
