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Sandiford
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questionable
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of
tbe
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of South Day City Managi:f
COl'
'Y
AI5lon. $t\:(tdiford
3 d v ~
 
A.I1lton
o ~ i n e d
 
a payout
of his
vacation
leave for
over
$7.5,000.00
in
AUg\)-.')1
2012,
whll
r o ~ i n g
 
employed
by
1))0
city.
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l>uggc:sted
t h ~
 
pnyom
was
obtAined
'lift.
II
vmal
Fipprovll,1
by
t1u-eo
(3)
Qt
the
Ive
($)
City
Commissioners
in
Augl.l!>1
20J 2
o u t $ i d ~
 
of
a
~ b l i c
 
Comrn.ission
muting,
prior
to
the payollt,
~ n d
 
that
the
bou:rs
Alstlm
was
paid
for
were
in
exce
s
of
hom
actually
accrued,
The
public
vote
fur
approval
by
lhf;
city
commjssioD
of
Alston's
plI.yout
did not
O L ~ u r
 
until
Nove.Jl1ber
20
lh
,
20):2.
which
is
llfter
our
iD';clItigation
cmueO
and
mOlllhs
a,ftl'.!'
AlsrJ)rJ
r e c e . i y ~ 4
 
the
mOlle)'_
S ~ l i l d i f o r d
 
also
nU"'Scd
thllt
Alston,
v.'ho
i ~
 
a
Cull
time
employee,
WIlS
being
paid
by
the
City
of
South
Bay
for
\'fC'!'k
h o l l J ' ~
 
not
pmont)
and
wh
...
)"
be
~ 1 . l S
 
lit
a
~ c h o o l ( ~ )
 
in
Pt-
Lauderdale, Florida
t h ~
 
he:
(AlsIOO)
htlS
11
p c ~ o n l l . l
 
i D l e ~ s t
 
HI.
Alslon
allc,gl:'C1ly
used
tnc
cily
C J ( } ) ( ' . n ~ e
 
aoc<lulll
to
l'ut
gllS
in
" council
membet's
personal
vclJide(s) when
the
roundl
member'(;
vehicle
WlS
not
lJ5<"..d
fot
work
related
bll$incss.
Fio.-.lly.
SMdlJord
wa.:;
llllegiDa thet
A1s\.Ou
g l l v ~
 
approval
for
City
Commissioner
!ohn
WilsOll
to
llSC:
a
Cily
vebiclu to
take
IJ.
uip
io
Dis[lc.y World, OrlllMo,
f-lorid2l
to
;,,1tclld
Al$ton's
wedd.in&
th.a\
l ~
 
pUla
on
the
weekend
of
S e p l e a l ~ r
 
1
II,
201 '
On
Fridll)' November 9"', 2012,
Iktective
F 1 & ' . h a u ~
 
auislcd
me
by
con1ll.cting
\hi:;
five
City
Council
membell>
by
phone
'i!ld
arrWlge.d
sepll.t&-lc
im.erviews
Qifitb
eacn
I D e n i ~ r .
 
Dll.r;oli\
.tMso
pholll:
inlClviews, Commissioner Jolla
WilsOll,
V ~
 
Mayor
Li:ndll
Johnson
~ : n d
 
Mayor
Shirley
W a l k c r · 1 \ J r i l ~ T
 
l l l 1 l : o n f ~ d
 
the)'
hlId
been
C o . D l a c t ~ d
 
by
Aision in Augusl 20111\00
K.5ked
about
Iris
payout
of
vacarion
Lime_
'&!.cb
of
these
c:oul'cil
llJeIlJlx."rS
l l d v j ~
 
They
lold AJston they
wou.ld
approve
Lho
payout
j(
AlSton
Was
able.
10
gel
lllDAjotiIy
volo
from
the oilier council
ruCUlben:.
It
&nouJd
be
noted,
CllCh
uf
lhe
thmc
(3)
couc.eil
mewben
that
w&'e.
COI1tacl:ed
by
phone
(b)'
AIStmJ) said
the
conversation-!>
with
AlslM
rngll!'cling
the
pll)'out
w e ~
 
gcncnll
111ld
th&\
~ l ' t t i l J c
 
lYIonew-y
e . m O u n L ~
 
or
"timber
of
vacatioll hours
W83
not
t'Cvcwo<.!.
C o m r ~ & s i o m : , r
 
Joe
Kyle6.and
C t ) o 1 i ' l ) , i ~ s j o n e r
 
Esther Ben')' both
advised
that
AIslOn
p e ~ e r
 
COl)(lIcted
i.h
I!l
in
rofercnce
1.0
the payout issu
....
OJJ
MODd,,)'
NOYf;moea-
]2<1>,
2012
D ~ I c . c t i v e
 
Bechaus
'll.nd
I
met.
with
ary
Commissioner
John
Wilson,
Prjor
La
COnducting
our
i n ~ r 0 e w
 
with
Wilwn,
he
was
advised
be was
beisl"g
q u ~ t i o p c : d
 
in
r ~ f u ~ D C e
 
10
atl
ol1-going
criminal
i n v ~ g n t l o n
 
IUld
that
b ~
 
-was
!roe
10
It.ll-.!e
llt
any
lime
during
we
intefyiew.
n.e
followmg
is
a :.l,lmmary of
wlJat
Wilson said during his sworn taped
statemenl
in
regllfds
to
Alslon's
~ r a Y O l J L
 
Wilson advised he
s
beet!
II CQJXl!niSSi£1llc.I
fOT
eight
(B)
yean:,
WHllon
said
he
too;;c,iYerl
a
pboDe
~ I
 
from
A 1 ~ o n
 
sometlmc
in
AUi;:USI
2012
in
regards
10
Alston
mming
to
taJ>e
a
PltYCIlT
of
bis
vllcation
Jeave.
WilS<ln
sDid
he
verball)
l.o-1d
Alston
UlAt
if
he
C1bl.llinetl
$
majority
vole,
he
(Wi15(lf\)
wO'Uld
>llso
vote.
''yes'' to the payout. WilsOn said
thal
A/bto[l djd
»01
\.ell
him
how
mftny
haUlS
o't
how
milch
the
pilyCUI
would
be
a\ the
titn
....
()!the
phone
call. (Wilson aaid
he
found oul the
llIDO\.\Dt
of
the
payout
after
It
was
paid
\{)
AU;ton).
Wilson
acknow!ed.g-e,d
that;
as
D
eOllncil
member.
he
did not
follow
propa
procedWUl when
vuting
for
AlKlon's
r l ~ j l O U L .
 
Wilson
S'1l\lc:d
e
k'lew
this
not
1.0
proper p.ocedurt,
because
lbc:fe
was
00
pUblic
d i s c ~ i l J n
 
or vote
prim
10
the.
p:I)'OUI,
Wilson
was
'.fues:tione<1
f1bmlt
what
Ll:
ChaneT
s ~ t e g
 
in
reference
TO
the
City
Manager taking
a.
payout
of
vacation
time;h(lweyer,
h.e
could nol advise
tIDy
information
on
lh.e
conteIlls
af
Ihe-
Clty
C J ) : m I ~ r .
 
1lle
i . u t e ~ e w
 
Wll.5
then
cOllcludclt
For specific
detail -
of!he
n l l ~ . r v j e w
 
wilt Wilsor., please refer
to
t1),e
o.ding
which
)19S
been
pla.ced
ioto
evidence at
the
StrIte
AItOT1).ey't;
Office_
On
Mond'ilY
Novemt>e_
1 9 ~ ,
 
20)2,
CilY
of
Soulh
Bay
f'.;'onulllssioner
Bsilie'
Bet1)'
prOVided
a
/;Wonl
S/jl.teroetll
~ o
 
D¢lUt1ve
flechuus
o.nd
m ~ _
 
·:£11c.
followmg
i
1I
summary
trf
whll1
err;
1lnic1
in
f'
8tJ1ds
to
A l ~ t o
 
'$
PilYOUl_
lla-ry
advised
s.ht.
did
not
be.cOllJ
I I ~
 
of
&ucll
p!lyout
llntil
the October 2012 Commission
mccliQ!.
Berry
Iurl.hc .
dvlstd
AJstol'l
n ~ \ r e r
 
contaeled
llOI
to
jnq
.m;
1.0
WhC1.hI:lT
t
not she
would
be
b.l
fuvor
of
him
.eceJving .. payout for
~ r u e d
 
v
cation bours.
J:ierry
said she
'iAS
nol
aWatt
if
il
was
ll!Zal,
per
A J s t o n ' ~
 
CDntract
or
the
City
'Handbook for
him
to
re-::civt'l
sudl
a
rJaYout,
Additionally,
wi1ll0Ul
refurrillg
to
his
COil
act
OT
the
city
h m d b o o 1 o ' ~
 
sh -
w
u n ~ \ l t ' e
 
O.f
Ole
amoUnt
of
V3,CAtiOll
time he
eflITlS
'Wi
t h ~
 
1,:'1\),
roaunger,
Fill
;lily•.Beny
ndvised
if
shit
hatJ
heM
conlolcted
b
.AlJ;[o»
for
oommeol
on
t ~ l S
 
is$'u(:
she
would
ve
dm!ed
Alston's r
lest
fOT
sue!)
a
01
POl
s
mc
details
of
the
1
"
~
 
"
"
 
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I,
I
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Monda
No
....
ember
191.h,
1012,
it)'
0
SOlltll
Bay
Mayor
Shirley
Walker-TUlTler
provided
0
sworn
&WlEl)'lcnl
LO
Dettctive
fleclta\Js
and
me.
The following
is
a
su.mmary
of
vhlU.
Wal,
'er-Turn6l'
said
in
regards
Lo
Alston
'"
payout.
'tunle.(
was
questionod
as
to
her
knowledge
of
!.h('.
payout
of
l'lcc,rueO
vaotlio
hour;)
of
AlstOll.
'1\unt'.t'
advi snedid
have
c.onverSations
willi Alstun
fib,)llt
\he
pnyollt
o.nd
when
he
initil1Uy
approllCbed
he(
fo approVllI,
adVised
Alston,
she
did
001
think
it
lIS
.a
good
t i m ~
 
for
his
r ~ f u e s t
 
due
to
bud
Bet
discuss,iOlls un\!
unresolved
~ o n
 
T e g a r ~ i n g
 
Glades
Utility
Authority
(GUM·
Despitc
this
opinion,
Alston
asked het
if
h ~
 
wasabletopoll
Olher
commission
memb!nl
regarding n
payout
0
his
acQlion
h o u r ~
 
and
jf
he
wasto
lu:eive
a
majoriLy
apprcrval,
would
she
approve
the
PfoyOUl.
')\lmcr
~ a i d
 
she
would
supporf
the
p
YO\Tt
if
consent
frorn
tlK:
majOfitY
of
the
commission
WAS
gained.
rUme,
~ a i d
 
II,).
<I
UlllLlet
of
procedur •
the
payout
should
t
ve
h ~
 
r a ~ '
 
aL
Q
public
meetinf;.
h o w ~ v e r ,
 
\l
was
lIot
When
questioned
bout
100
fuTJ\l'Uot
of
Ihe
payout.
TUUler
rCcrJl1ed
it
Wa$
"ppro .
lAtely
lwenty-sc.·en
f!Jous3lld
dollw. ($27,000); however
she
was not
able
tD
explain
hOl'Y
Alston
ha.d
accrued
Lh:tl
~ u n l
 
of
vacauolJ
time..
1\.o.r1lCl'
refermd
to Alston's
contnlcL
and
10
1M
bandbook.
but
could
I'ot
recall
spc.<:ifjCJ;lliy
the Tlumbers
relaLW
10
accrual
of
time,
Or
whother
or
!I01
a
pr.y
oat
of
9,ccn&ed
lime'>
wru;
eYcn
pennissible
If
~ I
 
e m p l o ) ' ~ e
 
was
nollerrniuating
their
e m p J o ~ m c n t
 
with
the
<-it)'.
FOT
specific details
of
the
lllterview
with
'l\n'Mr.
please
Tefa
10
the recording which
hIlS
~ 1 l
 
placed
into
evidtm:c
ill
the
SUlte
Attorne
':;
Office.
On
~ a j '
 
November
.lOlli,
2011,
De.tecL1ves
Romagnoli
8llQ
Flcchaus
"1
tended tho City oJ South Bay
City
Com.miJisioll
Meetillg.
In
a J . ~ n d l l 1 l c e
 
were
Mayor
Walker-.Tume.r,
Vi
Ma
or
Linda
Johnson,
Commissionl'./:
Joe
Kyle!;,'
C o n u u i s . ~ i o n e r
 
Eslber
Berry.
Commir.sioner Juhn
Wilson,
City
Atl.Qrncy Tjjoj),U
MontgljOtery,
City Cl
..
- t ~
 
Jossica
Figueroa.
Human
ReSOllXCC
Director
Vicellt"
D(!-1
Bosquez
(Vicki),
FiC\3\lCe.
D i r p ~ \ . o r
 
M & s ~ h
 
Sudaural..nd,
~ n ( l
 
City
MlII\nger
COley
Alston.
Plior
to
the
octlJaI
rat:etillg:,
aUel'ldees.
co(lduclro
II
worblhop,
wheron
all lhe
ageltdll
ilems
u,r
'0
discussed,
One
of
theitems
on the agenda was
''Resol\ltion
09
,,013,
Ratiiying
n:cem
compebS8'(joll
10
Ute
City
Manager,
llIl
C:q1p)Clyc:c:
of
the
CilY
Cl\mmiss.ioo
of
lhe
elly
of
SDuth
' B ~ y " ,
 
City
M'lnagcr
A 1 ~ t o n
 
had
added this
lC501ufioll
to
L ~ e
 
agendll
{o
the
night'S
m
ling.
DUJilig
discussion
of
Ihis
resolution
CommisslOl1crKylos
brought
up
l h ~ · .
 
filet
LIlat
the
payoul
had
already
OCCUlTed
in
Augusl
2012 and
(he
lhree
other
council
member.>
who
VOled
yt:-S
(verbally)
by
pholtc had violaterl
the
sonshine
U!w, Addilio/llllly,
be.
contesled
\be fact
that
a reJ;olutiou
was
b c i u ~
 
di&eussed
lliolllhs
aftet
theissue
{u
lY.:
vOted
()n
lha1
oight
hlld
already
occuned.
D u r i l \ ~
 
tlJis
discussioll,
MttyOT
WaU;er-
Turner,
Vice
Mayor
JOhnsOD,
Il1ld
Corruni&SloDcr
WilSall all
ackcowledged
I.hat
!hey
did
gi\'&
their
approval
La
the
pttyouL
whon Alslon
calle.;!
them
:in
A u ~ g t
 
Cpmmjnjoner
Kylt;s then
a d d r ' e 5 s ~ d
 
the
Amounl
of
fo\ll'
h.u1\dred
ninety<ighl
(498)
hmlr&
that
Alston
bad
~ i " e < I
 
puymenl
for
and
q l J e ~ u o n e c l
 
how
AlsLOn
could
bave
accrued such
a large
number
of
hours.
1n
respoMe, Alston appeared unsure
ghOUl
the
number
of
hours
b ~
 
Wll!l
paid
for bocause he
said. "[
don
I
tbink
il.
was
498
hOUTS."
AlslOU
uum
illsl1\lcterl
Sr.adattnaf\d
to retrieve
t h ~
 
document
that
shoWed
his
final
vacatiol1
leave
payoUl SudullIbTld
returned a
few
minutes
laterand provided
A1stoll
with
a docv.mcnt,
pr(;''>llnubly
which
displayed
thCl
amoW'l1
of
vacation
hollI'&
in
which Alston
....
·lIIl
paid for
in
AIlgtlSl
2012. Despite
the
introduction of
Ibis
dOCUll:lem
and
clue
to
t h ~
 
(act
colJl'lcil
memhers
were discussing
omu
item')
on
~
 
agWdll,
DO
Otl/;
clime
bock
10
address
UJe
doX:uau:nl
mat
S l \ . l l . ~ U D a 1 I d
 
g ~ " e
 
to
Alston. Following
the workshop,
U'IC
actual
public
mating
began
and
se"era!
memlX,r-s
of
me
public
Wtte
17)
attendance. 'When
this
resolution
was rC-llddrt-i>scd,
Moyor
Walker-Tuner
&.nd
Vice'Mayor
Johnson
buth .said
th:i1
!hey
had
mt:t
,vitb
SlI8dl1tU'!llnd
prior
Lo
tOlljghf s
meetinand
toe
sh
wed
1 J 1 ~ 1 I l
 
the
IOtal hourG
accrued
b)'
AlsIOCl,
Tho
specific
Ilumbe:c
of
hours
W8!>
not
diBCUs-sc.di
they only
aDvise{!
that
they uustel:llht:
cJOC:lll'nCnts
shOWtl
10
Ulem
by
SaIldSLmaDd.
Aftu
mucb
debate,
Vice
Mayor
Johnson
brQTJghl
the
payout
resoluuor.
to a
vott;,
Prior
10
We
vote.
the
MJlyor
(Walker-Turner)
asked
the
City
Attorney
(MoOI&Ome.ry)
whelher
CIT
nOI
the)'
could
or
thouJd
VOle
00
tIris
resolution;
which
in css.ence
had
already
~ J l
 
I\{lprove<,l
and
carried
GilL
Moo\gomery advised
Ihe
mcmbors lhat
voting
a1
the
IDUUl)g
would only
resolve
the
issue
of
lheir
v('Ite
for
Akton's
)JB'youL
'!be
vote
ieself.
bow
ever,
would
nol
justify
or
r-esolvr-
lhe
viol.100l1
of
the
SullSmoe
law.Meyor
W ~ r -
Twner
acknowledgt:d
the
violatiDns
lind
5ho
und Johnsol1
called
forthe
vote,
nooethe!t'-ss.
The
v o ~
 
was
tak:en. WllJ):er·'I\rrner,
JOhnSOD,
andWilson
vo\ed
yes.
Kyles
and
Berry
votc.d
no.
Por
specific details
of
th.B
meefulg.
please
refer
to
the
recording
and
wriLten
minlJle$
PfOvlde{\
City
C1crX
Figueroa
whioh
hilS
W,ll
plilct:d
;/110
evideoce
at
the State
Attorney'S
O f l l ~ .
 
01)
'Tuesday
No-vembN
27'\
Z012.
Cily
C o m m i ~ j 0 1 l e r
 
Joe
K y l e . ~
 
proYi
cd:a
worn,
rer.ordcd
S U l . t ~ l } l .
 
Tilt
foUowitlg
is e
s\.lnUll.llry
of
whal
Kylessaid
in
regJlJ'ds
to
Alston'
S
p8YOllt.
Kyles
advi-sod
that
Alston
neVer
conttlcted
him
in
reg,trds
to
r'tCoi
.
inii:
a
payou1
or his accrued
-vacation
lime.
Kyll:S
f>l\jd
he
did
.!lol
know
llbo'ul
the payout
cnlll
filler Alslon
received
it.
Kyles said he
wouldhave
Voted
"no"
to Alstoll
laking
Inc
payout
btc3llS
AJ5lOD
was
!lot
~ l o w C ' ~
 
to
take
G.
payout
of
his
vaca.tion
lellllc until
he
separates
hom
1 h ~
 
city.
Kyles
a1f;lJ
tKplained
that this 1'e(!uesl had
nOl
bun
discllssed
or
VOtW
upon
alii
pUblic
meeri:(lg;
therefOre
he
believeC
Chill
Sunshine
Law(s)
hlKl
been
vlolnfed.
For
specific
lIeLaiJs
of
Lilt
interview
wil.ll
Kyles,
please refer
10
the
recordiJlg
which
has
hu.n
pl3CCd
illLO
the
evi<lence
seclion
at
the
St!l!A'.
AUOTm:)"
s.0l'J
Tuesday
November
27"". 2012.,
Vice Mayor Linda
Johnson
provided
Il
sworn,
recorded
statertlonL
Joiu).sQn
l l d v i ~ e - r l
 
A J ~ t o D
 
conUlcted
her
by
phone
i
AUgwL
2012
ilnd
Ils.lced
if
she
would
be
it!
fDYOr
of
OT
ag.<linSI
l\im receiving
a
P-3YOUl
fOT
accrued
v3c21i<Jn
Lime.
Johnson
aid
sh
inStlucled
AJston to
poll
all
tho
c o T t l m j 5 ~ i u n
 
IDelDbc "
(\I)d
if
I e
obtained
B
majority
VOle
in
8uppo.rt
of
u PlIY0ut,
then
she
too would
SUp
r1
hio
payo!.lL
J o h n ~ ~
 
said
h
was not
(-Iware
of
wlndl
co
:¥lissioll
members
Auto!)
CODllICte<!
10
oblain
suppo for
the
pll),out;
or
WllS
she
m2dc ;lwarr.
()
the specific
III UOI.
of
h O t l n ~
 
to
be
plrid
m.lL
Johnsnn
sll.id
cvenmaHy, at thepohlic
t : ~ r n T m s s i O J l
 
mcetiTlg
01\
November
20
th
'lOU,she
Y O I ~ . d
 
to
approve
fhe resolllljOJ) oudiniD8
A.U;lon'li
payolll
of
vacation
tiale.
Prior
10
the mee
ill&<
Johnson
s:ticl
she
mel
with
the
finll1lce
nann
to
verify
whetheI
or
not
lhe
lilm
Als!Oll
w a . ~
 
paid
f01
Wlll;.
llCtUAIly
3vailable
I()
,him
for paymenL Johnson
:>aid
she
was
advised
by
the
finance
mlU\sger
thar
tho
time
of
fOill
hlloored
llinelY
~ & ! ! ~
 
(498)
OO\lf'S
w ~
 
av ·).pie
0
~ ~ { ( } n
 
for
papnenL
Dasp1te tlus
conflI'Jmltion,
when lohmon was
esenlM
wiw
the sections from
2
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