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Charlotte County majority rebukes commissioner after investigation finds offensive conduct; training required

5534380 · February 11, 2025
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The Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously Feb. 11 to accept an outside investigative report that found Commissioner Stephen R. Deutsch violated county policy 3.45 by using an offensive racial term during a staff meeting and to require remedial training.

The Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously Feb. 11 to accept an outside investigative report that found Commissioner Stephen R. Deutsch violated county policy 3.45 by using an offensive racial term during a work meeting.

Chairman read the investigator’s conclusion in public and said the report and his own review led him to the same finding: the remarks constituted offensive workplace behavior under county rules. The board adopted the investigator’s recommendation that the commission issue a public rebuke and require Deutsch to complete two management…

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