Associated PressDecember 9, 2019
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Democratic lawyer Dan Goldman says credibility of next election at stake.
Tag: Inspector General
Associated PressDecember 9, 2019
Scott PowersSeptember 26, 2019
7min255
Schiff compares call to organized crime shakedown
Ryan NicolJune 28, 2018
4min408
After repeated questioning by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and others, the Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General has announced an investigation of the agency’s handling of migrant children separated from parents at the border. The investigation will focus on shelters run by the Office of Refugee Resettlement, an office within HHS. “We will […]
A.G. GancarskiMay 21, 2018
5min637
Jacksonville’s latest Inspector General, James Hoffman, used six sentences in a terse resignation letter submitted late Friday to end his twelve-month tenure. Hoffman is the second permanent inspector general to leave the role in recent years – and the second one to last a year or less. “I would like to thank you for the trust placed […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 19, 2016
3min209
A fun #jaxpol mystery of 2015 — accounting for $27,000 worth of missing employee incentive debit cards from the Alvin Brown administration — petered out this month. “City debit cards reported missing were in a safe all along,” reported the Jax Daily Record. In November 2015, Curry directed the inspector general to look into the debit card issue and to connect with […]
A.G. GancarskiJune 14, 2016
5min209
As Jacksonville continues to refine its Inspector General position, two bills to that effect highlighted a quiet agenda. One bill expanded the duties of the Inspector General to cover the entire consolidated government. It passed 18-0 without discussion. And a second sought to remove the provision that the Inspector General could not have been employed by the city […]
A.G. GancarskiJune 7, 20166min229
On an otherwise quiet Tuesday in the Jacksonville City Council Rules Committee, the panel moved to remove the provision that the inspector general shall not have been employed by city government or any other governmental entity within two years before before being selected, unless the appointment was in the IG’s office. The bill, moved on an […]
A.G. GancarskiJune 6, 2016
5min182
Monday’s meeting of the Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee included a discussion of Zika, expansion of the role of the inspector general, and approval of a July 18 date for Mayor Lenny Curry‘s budget address. All measures approved will require full Council approval next Tuesday. — 2016-320 would move $122,554 from the mosquito control fund balance to […]
A.G. GancarskiDecember 31, 2015
4min211
Jacksonville Inspector General Thomas Cline has been pilloried by members of Jacksonville’s City Council for amorphous reportage of results in recent months. His year-end report seeks to change that impression. Cline offers “investigation highlights,” which include two reports of his division recommending 11 corrective actions. Specifically noted: the office’s efforts in the Access to Capital program. “The […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 26, 2015
3min224
Jacksonville’s City Council meets on Tuesday, and it could be a meeting dominated as much by interpersonal conflict as by legislation. One topic worthy of note: the presentation of Inspector General Thomas Cline. He gave a shaky performance last week in front of the Inspector General Selection and Retention Committee in presenting his six-month review. […]