Comments on: County Responds To Sheriff David Morgan’s Budget Appeal

By: Claire

Claire — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 22:55:40 +0000

Morgan’s clone and chosen successor to run the ECSO is current Chief Deputy Chip Simmons. All of Morgan’s mismanagers should be held equally responsible and be remembered when seeking your vote come election time.

Spending taxpayer dollars to play golf and to attend various galas and balls. SMH

If that’s not criminal, it should be!

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 21:59:54 +0000

Have been hearing that “One of the Commissioners exited the meeting” of this response.
If that Commissioner is the one some have mentioned perhaps the self-excusing was in order to not have some questions asked that could be very “trying” to answer.

Gov. Scott, Please do the right thing and Follow-the-Money.
Drug and property seizure moneys are OUR Taxpayer Monies that could have been much better used to Support OUR SWORN Law Enforcement Officers.

Sad our local LEO on the streets have to put up with Morgans shenanigans, smoke and mirrors and whatever “Cult” or batch of “Ninjas” he can come up with to try and explain away his own “Witchcraft”.
LORD Watch over the Deputies on the streets and all our First Responders. .

By: Former Resident

Former Resident — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 21:38:56 +0000

The chickens are coming home and looking for a place to roost Sheriff Arrogant. What a colossal example of mismanagement.

By: Retired LEO

Retired LEO — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 19:56:33 +0000

Interesting that a large portion of these payments were made around elections. Let’s just call it what it is, buying support. I hope that he will be investigated and held accountable for all of his actions. This is just the tip of the iceberg.

By: Silent Majority

Silent Majority — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 18:15:57 +0000

Perfect. Yes read and study the 30 page report. As a board, minus one they collectively stated what needed to be said.

Now if they will look at their own budget as closely.

The citizens and the deputies are the ones who have suffered

Under NEW administration perhaps the pendulum can begin to swing the other way.

By: County Resident

County Resident — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 17:31:59 +0000

Really Esc. Co. LEO? I hope you wrote that in jest. This money was used to buy tickets to balls and dances. I would like to know who received the tickets. Not only that, the LETF is not meant to be used for any good cause, it is intended for programs and activity that is related to law Enforcement. Yes, law enforcement has taken a hit as of late but the actions of the Sheriff only hurt not help. The best way to help law enforcement is for a good job to be done and let the good citizens of this county defend them. I know many who will gladly do this, but the Sheriff is not doing a good job.

By: Esc co leo

Esc co leo — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 16:15:13 +0000

I can’t believe these comments about “sketchy” use of LET MONEY (drug seizures). The Sheriff took DRUG MONEY and put it to good use in the community. American Heart Association? Council on aging? Charities for the blind? Are you seriously complaining about this?

And as for billboards… have you seen how much law enforcement gets attacked in media and social media? The Sheriff is trying to create a more positive image of law enforcement by connecting with people the way they receive information… social media. He is trying to portray the department as being here to help.

Let drug money go to these good causes. Pay us from the normal fund like every other county does.

By: kgore

kgore — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 13:39:32 +0000

The reduction of school resource officers should never have been done. That will most likely put the most negative shadow on Morgan.

By: Gene

Gene — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 13:38:12 +0000

Good Article… I would like to see the previous administration % Overhead that he inherited? (Was there a Change?)

By: Molino resident

Molino resident — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 13:13:45 +0000

Well written article. Easy to follow this story. Glad to see the County Commissioner’s looking after our tax dollars. All the billboards with the Sheriff’s picture on them are absolutely ridiculous. In my 50 plus years, I have never seen such blatant imperialism from the Sheriff’s Department.

God Bless all our Law Enforcement Officers, EMT’s and Firefighters.