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Pompano Beach mayor moves to put censure of commissioner on next agenda after staff complaints; commission votes 3‑2 to schedule discussion
Summary
Mayor Rex Harden asked the commission to place a censure item on the next agenda regarding Commissioner Audrey Fessick’s social‑media posts naming city employees; commissioners debated free speech, staff safety and remedies and voted 3‑2 to add the item to the next meeting.
Mayor Rex Harden told the City Commission on Sept. 23 he would place an item on the next regular agenda to consider a formal censure of Commissioner Audrey Fessick over social‑media posts that city employees say have created fear and a hostile work environment.
Harden said staff had provided letters reporting that employees felt targeted and threatened and that human resources had limited options because the city cannot discipline an elected official. “I’m going to ask that we put an item on our next agenda asking for the censure of City Commissioner Audrey Fessick based upon what she’s been doing on social media,” the mayor…
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