A Mobile Circuit judge ruled the Bayou La Batre Housing Authority board violated Alabama’s Open Meetings Act in approving contracts behind closed doors that created a $4.2 million retirement payout for two former executives.
Tag: accountability
Coverage of accountability from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Prichard
A Disputed ‘159 Percent’ Drop: Prichard Watchdog Group Questions Claims About Crime Under Departing Chief
As Prichard officials praised outgoing Police Chief Jerry Speziale for a claimed 159 percent crime drop, a community group demanded the statistics and questioned whether the figure held up.
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Former Mobile Judge Herman Thomas Disbarred in Florida
Former Mobile County Circuit Judge Herman Thomas was disbarred in Florida, another chapter in a saga that already cost him his judgeship and his Alabama law license after sensational allegations.
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He Wanted the Job So He Could Eliminate It: A Candidate Runs to Abolish the County Treasurer’s Office
The chairman of the Mobile County Democratic Party announced a run for county treasurer on a pledge to shut the office down within two years, calling the post an expensive relic of another era.
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Rich Proposes Performance-Tracking Software to Trim Mobile’s Costs
Mobile mayoral candidate Bess Rich proposed adopting CitiStat, a performance-management program pioneered in Baltimore, to track city spending and save money.