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City
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South
Ba}'
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D
P.w
T h ~
State
Attorney's
Office
P 1 f b J i c : ' i T I ~ g J : ' i t y
Unit
rwei",w
inft;Jrmalion
{rom
Cily
of
Soum
Bay employee.
G ~ o r g e
Sandiford
e.houl
r ~ O D l
questionable
behAvior
of
tbe
Cit}'
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.
Sandiford
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
...
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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
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