JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A JEA employee who filed a whistleblower complaint against the utility for “Sunshine Law” violations related to the discussions surrounding the hiring of current CEO Vickie Cavey is calling State Attorney Melissa Nelson’s report a “B.S. cover up job.”
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The State Attorney’s office released its investigative findings on Friday and concluded the allegations were “unwarranted and unfounded.”
Action News Jax Ben Becker spoke and texted with the whistleblower and first reported in October the State Attorney’s Office would investigate if the JEA board committed any criminal violations.
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Jacksonville’s Office of Inspector General concluded in October that JEA needs to better train board members about Sunshine Law violations and that members of the board including Chairman Joe DiSalvo, John Baker, and Bobby Stein, had conversations outside of scheduled public meetings about leadership changes before and after former CEO Jay Stowe resigned.
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Cavey was introduced via a motion at the board meeting in April by DiSalvo without any prior notice meeting regarding who was being considered for the position.
The State Attorney’s review said that...
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