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Board member urges state's attorney review of donations tied to appointments; chair denies wrongdoing
Summary
During new business, board member Eric Foster asked the state's attorney to advise on initiating an investigation into apparent correlations between Chairman Kurt Prenzlers campaign donor list and county appointments and contract awards; Prenzler denied the allegations and asked complainants to file written statements.
Board member Eric Foster raised allegations during the Oct. 19 meeting that he said showed a pattern of campaign donations correlating with appointments and contracting decisions tied to Chairman Kurt Prenzler. Foster told the board he had collected accounts from multiple people and asked the state's attorney to advise on whether a formal investigation was warranted.
Foster cited conversations and reported instances in which donors and appointees were appointed or received county business…
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