Deltona commissioners vote to place mayor travel dispute on Feb. 17 agenda; suspend city vehicle pending hearing

The Deltona City Commission voted to place a formal review of the mayor’s out‑of‑state travel on the Feb. 17 agenda and voted to suspend the mayor’s use of a city vehicle pending the outcome of that hearing. The commission’s vote to put a censure/violation hearing on the calendar was recorded as five‑zero; a later motion to suspend the mayor’s use of a city vehicle and any city funds tied to travel was approved four‑to‑one.

The matter began during commissioner comments when a request was raised to discuss the mayor’s recent travel to Washington, D.C., and to determine whether the trip had complied with the city’s travel policies. A motion to discuss the matter during the meeting initially failed for lack of a second. Commissioners later returned to the issue and moved to place a charge on the next agenda under the commission’s code governing…