Broward County commissioners promised an “independent oversight board” would oversee the proceeds of the new penny sales tax for transportation. But amendments racing toward a Jan. 7 vote would undermine the oversight board’s independence.
Broward Circuit Judge Gina Hawkins, suspended in July after video surfaced of her grabbing an employee by the neck, will go before a panel of the state’s judicial watchdog commission in February in a bid to get her job back.
Broward County commissioners promised an “independent oversight board” would oversee the proceeds of the new penny sales tax for transportation. But amendments racing toward a Jan. 7 vote would undermine the oversight board’s independence.
Broward Circuit Judge Gina Hawkins, suspended in July after video surfaced of her grabbing an employee by the neck, will go before a panel of the state’s judicial watchdog commission in February in a bid to get her job back.