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...
Almost one year to the day local political activist Matt Nye filed an ethics complaint against him for misstating his finances on his Form 6 financial disclosures, Brevard County District 2 Commissioner Jim Barfield's representative stipulated at the January 19th Commission on Ethics meeting that he violated the Florida Constitution, Article II, Section 8, and Section 112.3144...
Last week I was given the opportunity to debate my Republican primary opponent Thad Altman and the Democratic challenger Seeta Begui at a forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters and the Florida Today.
In my opening statement, I went after Representative Altman for drawing more than a million dollars of taxpayer money...
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...