Now the BOCC is either a joke or a serious crime scene?

–The EMS department is at increasing war with each other due to her divide and conquer tactics.

–She defended an illegal, single source procurement attempt even having been made aware of the seriousness, and then lied repeatedly about the expertise and credentials of a company staffed with Nail’s past Orlando Fire colleagues.

–By her own admission she wildly exaggerated the certification issue to DOH.

–She tried to coerce the commission into voting for “emergent funding” for Rescue Company 1 by asking the commissioner to sign “Against Medical Advice” forms if they cast a no vote.

–She then admitted that it wasn’t emergency training but enhanced training, and openly ridiculed the BOCC for focusing on the certification issue, when she herself is the one who cried fire to begin with.

–She has filed not just the general complaint with DOH, but has targeted individual staff members with complaints, as well.

–She knowingly lied about the HIPPA paperwork situation.

–Her response to my public records request for her emails was an email to Alison Rogers and Doug Underhill claiming that I was libelling and harrassing her.

–She is denying training for people who are asking for it.

–She hasn’t gotten protocols written yet (thank goodness).

–She has been hailed as the “Queen” of EMS by staff members who proudly boast of being part of her “army.”

-She skipped the last two meetings where a scope of work that was little more than the language from the original unsolicited bid was being discussed.

I cannot understand why she has not yet been terminated. Or, short of that, placed on unpaid administrative leave. Until then, there will be no way to stop the EMS bleeding. It’s time to put somebody in charge who can start to heal the divide in that department.

Melissa Pino

The commissioners are looking for a fall guy like the did with poor Chief Grace the last Public Safety scandal, instead of looking at the Director and Administration that knew about and was over all this mess.
The EMS problems were here long before Dr. Edler came on board (in fact, it was why she was hired!)
So instead of listening to her, they “support” those employees under investigation while they retaliate against good employees, and some commissioners make public statements blaming the doctor, leak confidential documents, etc. to cover their own liability.
That is really very sad to me.
Escambia County is worse then I thought.
Good luck, Ms. Gilley, as we need someone to step up and lead!