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Nye files state ethics complaint against School Board CFO after whistleblower complaint goes unanswered
Despite an audit report finding Brevard Public Schools (BPS) CFO Pennie Zuercher violated both school board policy and management controls by giving her friend a raise last year, no adverse action has been taken by the district.
The original whistleblower complaint was filed July 25th of last year, and was covered by Space Coast Daily.
Despite an auditor's report clearly stating...
Below are my prepared comments for the June 30th Commission meeting. Chairman Lober cut the public speaking time to two minutes so I had to cut them short on camera.
Good afternoon Commissioners. I am here today to speak against any sort of mandatory mask ordinance. I'm sure you have all read by now I have an attorney lined up...
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Brevard Schools CFO Zuercher Personal Financial History Under Scrutiny After Botching Attrition Numbers
Brevard Schools CFO Pennie Zuercher personal financial history has come under scrutiny after her inability to answer basic questions regarding the district's finances during the June 24th meeting at which the School Board voted on pay raises for teachers.
Since the meeting and vote, it has come to light the district incorrectly calculated the savings from teacher attrition and had...
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Brevard County District 4 Commissioner Curt Smith stipulates to numerous ethics violations, pays $1,750 in fines
In 2014 when then-candidate Curt Smith was asked by the Florida Today what he hoped his legacy would be if elected, his answer was when other future Commissioners were faced with difficult decisions, they would ask “what would Curt Smith do?”
One thing future Commissioners won’t be looking to Commissioner Smith to be an example of is how to complete...