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Residents allege employee failures, wrongful arrest and stonewalling; mayor offers meeting with attorney present
Summary
Two residents told the council they faced administrative failures and unresponsive police records requests: Mark Haro accused city employees of causing a catastrophic loss and of hiding facts behind indemnification; Amanda Holland said she was wrongfully arrested and her records requests have gone unanswered. Mayor Price offered meetings with staff and the City Attorney present.
During the public-comment portion of the Feb. 18 Rockledge City Council meeting, two residents raised allegations of employee misconduct and nonresponsive records practices.
Mark Haro of 1420 Huntington Lane said his family experienced “a catastrophic and preventable loss” in October 2025 that he attributes to failures by City employees on Sept. 14; he said indemnification and a litigation shield have kept facts from public view and have prevented meaningful meetings with elected officials. Haro asked for a private meeting with Mayor Thomas J. Price and Councilman Frank T. Forester to present evidence; Mayor Price said he would meet with Haro but explained that meeting simultaneously with both elected officials would violate the law and that the City Attorney would attend.
Amanda Holland of 454 Colleen Avenue, Palm Bay, said she was wrongfully arrested in July 2025 and that the charge was later dismissed. Holland said she had submitted public-records requests to the Rockledge Police Department and contacted Public Safety Director/Chief of Police Christopher Crawford multiple times without receiving requested records, and that she felt intimidated when visiting the Police Department in person. Mayor Price encouraged Holland to continue working with the department’s records custodians and advised her to contact City Manager Dr. Brenda Fettrow if the issue remained unresolved.
Why it matters: public comment raised specific allegations about City employee conduct and police-records responsiveness. The council did not take formal action on the allegations during the meeting; Mayor Price offered a meeting and directed the procedural course for follow-up.
What’s next: Mr. Haro requested a private meeting with mayoral and council staff (with the City Attorney present); Ms. Holland was advised to continue records requests and escalate to the City Manager if necessary. No investigatory outcome or timeline was recorded in the meeting minutes.
