Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet agreed Tuesday that the firing of a Cabinet-level state agency head can only be done in public — a step they avoided in the hotly disputed removal of a state police official three months ago. The four powerful statewide elected officials, all Republicans, also agreed to take a two-hour […]
Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Cabinet approve post-FDLE job review rules – Bradenton Herald
Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet on Tuesday approved new procedures for job evaluations of Cabinet-level agency heads, including a requirement that the “reaffirmation or removal” of those directors must take place by a vote at a public meeting. The absence of a public vote on the removal of former FDLE Commissioner Gerald Bailey has […]