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Coconut Creek commission OKs independent review after Vice Mayor Railey requests probe of allegations
Summary
The Coconut Creek City Commission gave consensus to hire a retired judge to investigate allegations made about Vice Mayor Jackie Railey, limiting the review to actions during her service as a commissioner and estimating a roughly 30-day timeline.
The Coconut Creek City Commission on Thursday agreed to retain an independent investigator to review repeated public allegations concerning Vice Mayor Jackie Railey.
Vice Mayor Jackie Railey asked the commission for a third-party review during the public portion of the meeting. City Attorney Terrell Piebourn recommended retired Judge Tom Lynch, noting Lynchs experience on the bench, work as a certified mediator and prior service on the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee. Piebourn said Lynch told staff he could likely complete the work "rather swiftly," and that his hourly rate would be paid at the same level the city pays outside counsel.
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