Vice chair reads decision dismissing complaint against South Bay city manager

At a public meeting on March 5, 2026, the vice chair of the Palm Beach County Commission on Ethics read the commission's written decision dismissing a complaint against Leandre Campbell, city manager of the City of South Bay. The complaint alleged Campbell "may have used his position for personal gain," citing Section 2-443(a) (misuse of public office) of the Palm Beach County Code of Ethics and Section 2-258(a) of the Palm Beach County Commission on Ethics Ordinance.

"After reviewing the report of investigation and the probable cause recommendation and listening to a statement from the advocate and respondent, the commission concluded that probable cause did not exist because there was no evidence that respondent took any action that violated the Palm Beach County code of ethics," the vice chair read. The decision concluded: "Therefore, it is ordered and adjudged that the complaint against respondent Leandre Campbell is hereby dismissed." The written action was recorded as signed by Rodney Romano, chair of the Palm Beach County Commission on Ethics.

The commission's reading did not identify a formal vote on the dismissal during the segment; the vice chair presented the commission's finding of no probable cause based on the investigative report and statements taken during the probable cause hearing on March 5. The transcript indicates the dismissal was entered in public session and therefore constitutes the commission's formal disposition of the complaint.

The meeting proceeded to other business after the reading. The commission did not, during the portion recorded, announce any follow-up enforcement, appeal rights, or further investigatory steps related to the dismissed complaint; those procedural details were not specified in the recorded remarks.