Audit of Sheriff's Office notes internal problems

[Here4Good]

http://www.nwfdailynews.com/article/13332

And, of course...

"Messages left for the Sheriff Ralph Johnson were not returned."

[seagrovegirl]

http://www.nwfdailynews.com/article/13332

And, of course...

"Messages left for the Sheriff Ralph Johnson were not returned."

Wonder who he will blame now.....

[John R]

This chucklehead just sits in his office everyday and will communicate with no one? Oh, and spends our tax money like it's in his personal bank account? With apparently, no accountability? His own employees must fill out written forms to gain an audience with him? WTF? There is no test track, just cleared land? I really wanted to check it out with mrs sandybanks(his personal friend and biggest supporter). Is there any way this person can be removed from office immediately, before he does more damage to the county, that's reported in the media far and wide, making us look like a bunch of idiots to the rest of the state/country?? Can he be made to pay back the missing funds before he leaves office?

[seagrovegirl]

This chucklehead just sits in his office everyday and will communicate with no one? Oh, and spends our tax money like it's in his personal bank account? With apparently, no accountability? His own employees must fill out written forms to gain an audience with him? WTF? There is no test track, just cleared land? I really wanted to check it out with mrs sandybanks(his personal friend and biggest supporter). Is there any way this person can be removed from office immediately, before he does more damage to the county, that's reported in the media far and wide, making us look like a bunch of idiots to the rest of the state/country?? Can he be made to pay back the missing funds before he leaves office?

Maybe we can get rid of Bush while your at it.

[WileCoyote]

Ladies and gentlemen your current sheriff has been taken to the "Ole Woodshed" by this audit. It really doesn't get much worse than that spanking.

Ooops - I forgot its "just politics".

The bozo needs to be removed from office. There is plenty within this audit to have him removed for his actions.

Anyone have the phone number to Charlie Crist Office ? I need it.

[WCcitizens]

I think Ralphie's secretary has it in her address book. It's right behind the "CO" section for COOKING CLASS!! Oh, here it is....Crist.

I know...I know....I need to quit, but I couldn't resist it.

[sandybanks]

I think Ralphie's secretary has it in her address book. It's right behind the "CO" section for COOKING CLASS!! Oh, here it is....Crist.

I know...I know....I need to quit, but I couldn't resist it.

I believe his secretary to be an honorable lady who cares about Walton County.

It is my opinion the Sheriff is doing a great job and so are his deputies. I believe that any deputy who wishes to speak to the Sheriff would only have to notify their supervisor and would not have any problem seeing him.

It is easy to say things about people who are not present but I assure you that if you were to ask almost any deputy they would have nothing but praise for the current Sheriff.

If anyone were to have a serious issue that warranted a talk with the Sheriff, it is my experience that they would have absolutely no problem talking to him.

He is thoughtful, courteous and kind.

[seagrovegirl]

[John R]

Maybe we can get rid of Bush while your at it.

we can only hope for a miracle...

[GoodWitch58]

I believe his secretary to be an honorable lady who cares about Walton County.

It is my opinion the Sheriff is doing a great job and so are his deputies. I believe that any deputy who wishes to speak to the Sheriff would only have to notify their supervisor and would not have any problem seeing him.

It is easy to say things about people who are not present but I assure you that if you were to ask almost any deputy they would have nothing but praise for the current Sheriff.

If anyone were to have a serious issue that warranted a talk with the Sheriff, it is my experience that they would have absolutely no problem talking to him.

He is thoughtful, courteous and kind.

[JustaLocal]

we can only hope for a miracle...

Prepare for this miracle Jan 20, 2009.

[John R]

gold, pure gold. i'm not quoting it because you already did, and all we need is one.

[sandybanks]

It is easy to throw stones at people who are in the arena of life and are trying to serve their fellow man, but I am disappointed to see some of the unfounded allegations against a man who I believe is one of the hardest working men in Walton County.

I am sure that these allegations are nothing more than a smear campaign against an honest, hard working man.

Walton County can be proud of their Sheriff and deputies. I am proud to say that I support the current Sheriff and will see to it that the truth about him and the rest of the Walton County deputies gets out to the public.

[John R]

will you be offering this wisdom with every post, or can we take your word for it?

[Alicia Leonard]

will you be offering this wisdom with every post, or can we take your word for it?

[Jdarg]

I'll provide the wine.

[seagrovegirl]

It is easy to throw stones at people who are in the arena of life and are trying to serve their fellow man, but I am disappointed to see some of the unfounded allegations against a man who I believe is one of the hardest working men in Walton County.

I am sure that these allegations are nothing more than a smear campaign against an honest, hard working man.

Walton County can be proud of their Sheriff and deputies. I am proud to say that I support the current Sheriff and will see to it that the truth about him and the rest of the Walton County deputies gets out to the public.

We are waiting to hear .....I'd be happy to hear something good...please.....tell us. The auditors are neutral...so are they the ones smearing the sheriff? Who is he going to blame? It's his administration and HIS responsibility...not some poor bookkeeper getting her orders from Ralph. It seems problems from last year's audit were not corrected? Where does the blame lie? Answer: The man we elected (whether we liked it or not) THAT IS HIS JOB......If someone falls down on their job..it is HIS fault...because...that is why he was elected.

Even if he picked up the phone and/or showed up for a meeting..he couldn't explain his way out of his troubles at this point. He's hiding now...under the blanket of "it's a political conspiracy" because he doesn't have any better excuses.

As a citizen and taxpayer in Walton County...I want answers.....You got em'???? Give hem up.

[jodiFL]

The Sheriff’s Office was also bilked out of $10,316 during a e-mail scheme last June because an employee gave out a password and personal identification number to an account that had about $1.8 million in it at the time of the thefts.

I believe his secretary to be an honorable lady who cares about Walton County.

But IMO, should NOT be privy to passwords/million$ account #s unless she is aware of the most common of email scams. I mean how dense do you have to be to realize that a bank will not EMAIL you for account info. EDIT >>>I am sorry but I have just found that the person responsible for this was the CFO, not the secretary.Sorry for any misunderstanding

[John R]

unrelated to SGG's post: the clock is ticking, implosion is imminent.

[sandybanks]

But IMO, should NOT be privy to passwords/million$ account #s unless she is aware of the most common of email scams. I mean how dense do you have to be to realize that a bank will not EMAIL you for account info. EDIT >>>I am sorry but I have just found that the person responsible for this was the CFO, not the secretary.Sorry for any misunderstanding

I was just fixing to tell you that you are bordering on slander. Be careful what is being put out on these threads. If you say something, you need to have the facts to back it up.

I can assure you that the Sheriff's secretary is as honest as they come.

[John R]

...I was just fixing to tell you that you are bordering on slander. Be careful what is being put out on these threads. If you say something, you need to have the facts to back it up...

slander= uttered
libel= written

no names were offered and what was discussed is a matter of personal opinion. ianal, mrs banks, but you are straying further and further from reality. tick tock...

[2BFabean]

...I was just fixing to tell you that you are bordering on slander. Be careful what is being put out on these threads. If you say something, you need to have the facts to back it up...

slander= uttered
libel= written

no names were offered and what was discussed is a matter of personal opinion. ianal, mrs banks, but you are straying further and further from reality. tick tock...

I say thnaks to mr banks for contribtion if you cant stand the greese stay out of the kichen!

[John R]

I say thnaks to mr banks for contribtion if you cant stand the greese stay out of the kichen!

kitchen? what kitchen, is your tv station run out of your kitchen? wait, it's not yours, is it?

is the grease you refer to oozing from your pores? you all are so fun. can you bring some more to the game?

[2BFabean]

kitchen? what kitchen, is your tv station run out of your kitchen? wait, it's not yours, is it?

is the grease you refer to oozing from your pores? you all are so fun. can you bring some more to the game?

no need to slander anyoneHello, aclu (americas crimnal libal unoin)
maybe you got cuff'd n' stuff'd? weve a good sherif

[John R]

no need to slander anyoneHello, aclu (americas crimnal libal unoin)
maybe you got cuff'd n' stuff'd? weve a good sherif

i must get rid of this djembe over the weekend. it was given to me last year, and i really can't seem to get it to work right.

[sandybanks]

...I was just fixing to tell you that you are bordering on slander. Be careful what is being put out on these threads. If you say something, you need to have the facts to back it up...

slander= uttered
libel= written

no names were offered and what was discussed is a matter of personal opinion. ianal, Mrs banks, but you are straying further and further from reality. tick tock...

When you shoot an arrow of truth,dip its point in honey.

[John R]

i think i'm going to stain my fence this weekend, hope it doesn't rain.

[Alicia Leonard]

i think i'm going to stain my fence this weekend, hope it doesn't rain.

Have you ever noticed how stain is like paint but not

[John R]

Have you ever noticed how stain is like paint but not

the lady told me it was this new type of latex stain. i think i saw her over by the mistints. i didn't think they tinted the stain.

[seagrovegirl]

And stain lasts so much longer...maybe I'll do that too.

[Alicia Leonard]

the lady told me it was this new type of latex stain. i think i saw her over by the mistints. i didn't think they tinted the stain.

Oh.......latex stain, well then, that should be fine since it's nothing at all like reg stain, but still not like paint either

[seagrovegirl]

[quote=sandybanks;387654]I was just fixing to tell you that you are bordering on slander. Be careful what is being put out on these threads. If you say something, you need to have the facts to back it up.

I can assure you that the Sheriff's secretary is as honest as they come.

Nobody had said the secretary isn't honest...but there are internal security controls that keep honest people honest....like door locks.

[John R]

Oh.......latex stain, well then, that should be fine since it's nothing at all like reg stain, but still not like paint either

i had to used too many jars of fingerpaint, but it tasted good.

[Alicia Leonard]

i had to used too many jars of fingerpaint, but it tasted good.

mmmmmmm.........purple taste like grapes.

[jodiFL]

Wow..seems that our infamous Sheriff has alot of supporters willing to overlook his shortcomings. I wish I always had that type of support in my job. I just always got fired when I screwed up as bad as he has. I cant believe he was still in office after the little incident of his brother, I think, I'm not stating as FACT because it was SOOO long ago that my memory is a bit cloudy, waiting to stop drug dealers until they were in Walton Co. on I-10 so that Walton CO. would get the proceeds from said bust.

Nobody had said the secretary isn't honest...but there are internal security controls that keep honest people honest....like door locks.

According to the recommendations in that audit there arent as many as there need to be ..either that or they just havent been told about them or care to adhere to them.

[scooterbug44]

It isn't slander or libel to state one's personal opinion of the clusterpuck that is the current Sheriff's office! Especially when what you are saying/commenting on is "old news" that has been reported and verified by several local papers.

Go ahead, try and sue someone for saying "someone is an idiot for emailing financial information to an unknown source and causing a loss to taxpayers of tens of thousands of dollars". Maybe you'll get an honorable mention in the goofy news section, because that's not actionable, that's fact!

[wrobert]

mmmmmmm.........purple taste like grapes.

Not to change the subject, but what is the difference between stain and paint. The amount of water they use when making it?