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Memorandum urges FDLE, Ethics probe of complaints involving Jackson County chairman and administrator

Jackson County Board of County Commissioners · November 26, 2025
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Summary

A memorandum from the county attorney's office recommended FDLE and Ethics Commission investigations into staff complaints alleging serious misconduct and civil-rights violations involving Chairman Jamie Westbrook and Administrator Jim Dean and suggested appointing an interim administrator pending the outcome.

A memorandum presented to the Jackson County Board of County Commissioners recommended that state investigators and the Ethics Commission review multiple staff complaints alleging serious misconduct and civil-rights violations involving Chairman Jamie Westbrook and county administrator Jim Dean.

The memorandum, read aloud at the meeting by a county representative, said the Office of the County Attorney advised that the complaints warrant independent review. "The purpose of this memorandum is to advise the board regarding multiple serious complaints lodged by county staff against chairman Jamie Westbrook…

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