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Melbourne Beach commissioner withdraws plan to seek governor's ethics review of mayor after heated meeting
Summary
A proposed commission letter asking Florida's governor to refer Mayor Allison Dennington for ethics review drew a lengthy, contentious debate March 18 and was withdrawn after legal counsel recommended individual submissions instead. The episode underscored long-running disputes over litigation, staff morale and records requests.
Commissioner Anna Butler presented a draft letter asking Governor Ron DeSantis to recommend the Florida Commission on Ethics review the conduct of Mayor Allison Dennington, citing past censures, litigation involving Dennington and allegations from an anonymous employee engagement survey.
'Butler said the letter summarizes 'years of conduct she described as 'misfeasance, neglect of duty and conflicts of interest', and included attachments the commission could review. She asked the mayor to resign voluntarily; Mayor Dennington declined…
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