Category: County
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Audit: Poor staffing at Broward animal shelter created unsafe conditions for dogs, cats and general public
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Working conditions at Broward’s $16.5-million animal shelter are so severe, County Auditor Bob Melton is recommending immediate reforms in the midst of auditing the embattled Animal Care and Adoption Center. -
Broward County not telling employees about co-workers who test positive for COVID-19
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Broward County government employees are testing positive for the COVID-19 virus, but county bosses are covering it up – not informing co-workers about their possible exposure and not following federal recommendations to promote safety in the workplace. -
At Broward government, your boss decides who gets a chance to telework from home in pandemic
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Eight days after Broward County Administrator Bertha Henry ordered all non-essential businesses to shut down amid the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of non-essential county workers are still commuting to work. -
Broward County bosses deep-six whistleblower complaints, suit says
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Broward’s top administrators have repeatedly covered up employee whistleblower complaints about serious failures, including missteps that led to a fatal accident at Port Everglades, according to new court documents. -
Arsenic and old sludge: A Hollywood environmental story
By Benjamin Paley
Hollywood Gazette
and Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Hollywood’s plans to buy a former golf course and convert it into a nature preserve and passive public park are moving slowly amid concerns about the owner’s controversial decision to lay down a thick layer of lime sludge across the site. -
The Port Everglades mess: Millions unaccounted for or lost; the illegal dumping of untreated ship wastewater
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
“Gross mismanagement” at Port Everglades led to mass employee theft, millions of dollars in unverified county credit card purchases and millions more in apparently lost rent at the Foreign Trade Zone, according to a 337-page audit report.
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