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Public demands accountability over social-media post and county contracts; counsel says county must defend juvenile-abuse suits
Summary
Several speakers asked the board to censure or remove Commissioner Williams over a social-media post; county counsel and other commissioners defended her. County counsel said the firm Cleary Jacoby was retained to defend two lawsuits alleging abuse at the county juvenile detention center because a state law extended the statute of limitations.
Multiple members of the public urged the Board of County Commissioners to respond to a social-media post attributed to Commissioner Rebecca Williams, with several speakers calling for clarification and some asking that she step down. Commissioner Williams responded in the meeting, saying the meme in question did not name an individual and defending the right to expression on personal social media.
Carlos Santos told the board he was "disturbed" by a post he said read, in part, "death of a racist POS by gun violence" and asked the board to confirm whether Commissioner Williams…
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