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Beach Fanatic
Oh my gosh, that's even better than the last one!
Beach FanaticAuthor
Oh my gosh, that's even better than the last one!
Great minds think alike.
I actually said the same thing.
Beach Comber
I have yet to see proof that background checks are not done. Where is it?
Beach Fanatic
I think the indicator that this is true is the absolute SILENCE by the BCC and then the "save" by Larry Jones saying they'd "look into it".
I agree, Proof is needed. Lets see some BCC!
I agree, Proof is needed. Lets see some BCC!
Beach FanaticAuthor
I have yet to see proof that background checks are not done. Where is it?
Let me tell you what you need to do then...
Send a public information request to Genara Roop. Tell her you would like the backgound infomation that was done on Brian Walters prior to or during his employment.
I already know what the response will be but let me know what you get!!
Beach FanaticAuthor
P.S. @What Now
Let's assume for the sake of argument there had been a background check done on Brian Walters...thats a "worst case scenario" because it means the county IGNORED information in his records which told them he was a convicted felon and a thief and hired him anyway.
Personally, ignoring the policy manual and just hiring him is actually preferable to knowingly hiring someone who has stolen in the past, was convicted and served time for it and you hire him giving him the opportunity to do it again.
Let's assume for the sake of argument there had been a background check done on Brian Walters...thats a "worst case scenario" because it means the county IGNORED information in his records which told them he was a convicted felon and a thief and hired him anyway.
Personally, ignoring the policy manual and just hiring him is actually preferable to knowingly hiring someone who has stolen in the past, was convicted and served time for it and you hire him giving him the opportunity to do it again.
Beach Comber
Do we know for sure that you cant hire someone who has been in jail? I think someone said it has been 10 - 12 years. I dont know what the policy says. I have worked for companies where we could hire prior felons. It depended on what they were in jail for.
Beach FanaticAuthor
Do we know for sure that you cant hire someone who has been in jail? I think someone said it has been 10 - 12 years. I dont know what the policy says. I have worked for companies where we could hire prior felons. It depended on what they were in jail for.
I know what policy says in regard to background checks being conducted on potiential hires and I know it wasnt done on Brian Walters or Mac Carpenter. I think its selective at best.
If the county is going to hire convicted felons they need to hire all that apply.
Beach FanaticAuthor
Do we know for sure that you cant hire someone who has been in jail? I think someone said it has been 10 - 12 years. I dont know what the policy says. I have worked for companies where we could hire prior felons. It depended on what they were in jail for.
10 or 12 years since he was last caught anyway!
Beach Fanatic
This should not be so difficult.
You either do "background checks" or you don't.
You do them for all or you do them for none.
To do otherwise could create a discriminatory work place and expose the County to more liability.
You either do "background checks" or you don't.
You do them for all or you do them for none.
To do otherwise could create a discriminatory work place and expose the County to more liability.
Beach FanaticAuthor
@What Now
In early November, a county employee filed a report against 37-year-old Brian James Walters, according to a press release from the Walton County Sheriff’s Office. The report said Walters told co-workers he had stolen asphalt to use on the driveway at his home. (You're a pretty stupid thief when you brag to coworkers you stole asphalt from the County for your own personal use!)
Documents showed that on two occasions Walters allegedly submitted an official activity log for a Federal Emergency Management Agency rain event. The logs stated three loads of milled asphalt had been picked up from Anderson Columbia and delivered to the Walton County yard on McKinnon Bridge Road, the Sheriff’s Office said.
The county used money from a FEMA grant to pay for those loads, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The price the county paid for each load was $150, the release said.
When Walters knew he was being investigated he asked an Anderson Columbia employee by text message to create a receipt for two loads of asphalt to show investigators he had purchased them.
The logs stated 3 loads but he only asked for a receipt for 2? Where did the 3rd load go?
I guess my other question is how is it that Walters was able to obtain an official activity log?? Aren't there checks and balances or do all drivers carry around official activity logs? It would seem to me if it was official county business the activity log would have came from the Supervisor and the loads would have been checked by someone where it was off loaded on McKinnon Bridge Road.
Well I guess the check and balance question was rhetorical...obviously no one checked...and that's how the County does business!
And folks wonder why the Sheriff is running the majority of the Counties business...its obvious the BCC can't run a simple background check let alone keep track of where FEMA asphalt is going!
That's not to say the County needs to MICROMANAGE county business but they do have an obligation to hire responsible people who will!
In early November, a county employee filed a report against 37-year-old Brian James Walters, according to a press release from the Walton County Sheriff’s Office. The report said Walters told co-workers he had stolen asphalt to use on the driveway at his home. (You're a pretty stupid thief when you brag to coworkers you stole asphalt from the County for your own personal use!)
Documents showed that on two occasions Walters allegedly submitted an official activity log for a Federal Emergency Management Agency rain event. The logs stated three loads of milled asphalt had been picked up from Anderson Columbia and delivered to the Walton County yard on McKinnon Bridge Road, the Sheriff’s Office said.
The county used money from a FEMA grant to pay for those loads, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The price the county paid for each load was $150, the release said.
When Walters knew he was being investigated he asked an Anderson Columbia employee by text message to create a receipt for two loads of asphalt to show investigators he had purchased them.
The logs stated 3 loads but he only asked for a receipt for 2? Where did the 3rd load go?
I guess my other question is how is it that Walters was able to obtain an official activity log?? Aren't there checks and balances or do all drivers carry around official activity logs? It would seem to me if it was official county business the activity log would have came from the Supervisor and the loads would have been checked by someone where it was off loaded on McKinnon Bridge Road.
Well I guess the check and balance question was rhetorical...obviously no one checked...and that's how the County does business!
And folks wonder why the Sheriff is running the majority of the Counties business...its obvious the BCC can't run a simple background check let alone keep track of where FEMA asphalt is going!
That's not to say the County needs to MICROMANAGE county business but they do have an obligation to hire responsible people who will!
Beach Fanatic
If Walton County ever needs a sign language interpreter, I've got just their gal...give Derlyn a call HR.
"Derlyn Roberts, 53, - who signed alongside Tampa police officials - has a criminal past. Records show Roberts was released from state prison last year after being convicted in 2012 for organized fraud over $50,000 and fraudulent use of personal information."
www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/her-sign-language-was-gibberish-at-florida-serial-killer-news-conference-it-wasnt-her-first-fraud/ar-BBGiaY8?ocid=spartandhp
"Derlyn Roberts, 53, - who signed alongside Tampa police officials - has a criminal past. Records show Roberts was released from state prison last year after being convicted in 2012 for organized fraud over $50,000 and fraudulent use of personal information."
www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/her-sign-language-was-gibberish-at-florida-serial-killer-news-conference-it-wasnt-her-first-fraud/ar-BBGiaY8?ocid=spartandhp
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