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Deputy County Administrator Sally Sherman ‘Retires’ at $136,500, Returns Next Day at $149,000, Plus $330,000 Pay-Out

June 6, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 81 Comments

Sally Sherman, the Flagler County deputy administrator until Feb. 28, when she 'retired,' returning to work the next day at a much higher pay as a 'consultant.' (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler Deputy County Administrator Sally Sherman’s “retirement” is an extreme example of double-dipping and an end-run around a law that requires retirees not to work at their old agency for at least a year.

Flagler Judge Scott DuPont Called “Unfit,” “Outrageous,” “Disturbing,” “Beyond Reckless” and Contemptuous of Law

April 13, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Then-judicial candidates Matthew Foxman, left, and Scott DuPont in an appearance at a B Bunnell forum during their first campaign in 2010. Both won. DuPont subsequently ignored Foxman's warnings about acting inappropriately in his second election campaign in 2016, warnings the Judicial Qualifications Commission cited among its evidence to recommend DuPont's removal, and warnings DuPont ignored. (© FlaglerLive)

A devastating 21-page opinion by a disciplinary judicial commission repeats in harsher language a call for Judge Scott DuPont’s removal, a recommendation going before the Supreme Court.

Bunnell Cop Arrested Over Computer Porn Conducted Unauthorized Background Searches on City Commissioners

May 23, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, which is still investigating the case, uncovered evidence that Michael Stavris conducted unauthorized background checks on three sitting city commissioners: Bill Baxley, John Rogers and Elbert Tucker. Stavris may face no penalty for doing so, for lack of a policy in Bunnell.

Ending 8 Years of Extortion, Bunnell Quietly Invites Drivers to Get Their Money Back

November 23, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

From 2002 to May 2008, Bunnell charged owners a $350 “administrative fee” for impounding their vehicles, even when there were no legal grounds to impound the cars. The burden is now on vehicle owners to get their money back.

2 Bunnell Cops Arrested; Commissioner Flynt Embroiled in Favoritism Allegations

June 16, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Bunnell Commissioner Jimmy Flynt’s Saxon’s Wrecking service is at the center of pattern of police favoritism and misconduct.

Timeline: Bunnell Police Department Firings and Resignations, 2005-2012

June 16, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Bunnell Police Department has been riddled with serious internal problems for the past several years. The following is a list of firings, resignations and allegations going back only to 2005.

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