I just received a copy of it today.
My question now is--who in the county will receive the next "do not contact" letter from this attorney--and have other departments already received these?? The Board Members ourselves--I haven't got one so can I call her? The administrator? How is this going to work if we have questions? How can she do her job if nobody can contact her?
I look forward to reading the county attorney's response to this letter.
You must recognize her supremacy. Talk to the hand.
ReplyDeleteJust odd that she wasn't present yesterday either for the important conversation we had on the EMS budget and the number of ambulances requested. I think we need more than four, and I believe there is support on the board for a higher number. We'll see what happens between now and the final budget approval.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of new ambulances, I hope they have a better paint scheme to help them be more visible and stand out in traffic. The present ones seem to blend in with the surroundings, especially during the day time. The flashing lights do well at night. An example is Hillsborough County, cant miss them even without the warning lights.
ReplyDeleteIt's a tough call: one wrongful termination suit from Edler (that's already inevitable anyway) vs. an unknowable number of lawsuits from ambulance passengers citing her public declarations of county negligence, an unknowable number of lawsuits from people whom she has publicly accused of wrongdoing (some of whom have already lost their jobs), the cost of defending county employees from a state investigation, as well as an unknowable cost of re-training employees who have left because of her, not to mention anything that comes up tomorrow or next week.
ReplyDeleteThen, of course, there's the matter of having to run everything she tells you past outside experts to see if it has any connection to reality before making decisions, as well as having any discussions or questions about the EMS passed through her attorney to she's willing to answer them.
Like I said, a really tough call.
New story on PNJ ...admin tried to have several leaders including MD go to counseling and to communicate yet Elder refused, then sent these letters. He was trying to get them to act as a TEAM. She had once before stated people need to recognize her supremacy. From the outside looking in she seems impossible to work with. She should open her own practice in another State and work alone and do the world a favor.
ReplyDeleteWhy on earth is she still employed by the county??? She has done NOTHING but create a mess! Time to clean house commissioners!
ReplyDeleteOf course now that this has all been made public since the DOH investigation was brought to WEAR and high level staff resigned it put some members of the public into the "who dun it mode" It seems the latest development that a person above them encouraged them to communicate and become a team, but was met with yet more defiance should be noted. Seriously if some one had a PEARs cert they should not have, what's wrong with either delete the record or get the training individually then. Move on.
ReplyDeleteThere seemed to be a disconnect a year ago and the divide has not been bridged.
And that's the dysfunction.
However, some will never self correct nor be able to work cooperatively.
Some people can manage -- some can not.
Now she's sent a letter to Indest not to talk to her, nor has she paid her bills to sue a citizen for telling the truth about her. Don't pay her legal fees to sue a citizen, and yes we saw where Mrs. Gilley used her "hire" Maygarden (who was supposed to be free but she ended up paying him cha ching) to try to shut Pino up also and assist in this.
ReplyDeleteI bet Edler regrets letting Underhill and ECW use her and give her screen shots to silence the critic.
Narcissists and HCP..
what an expensive show.
Pays the attorney's bills.
Don't start what you can't finish DR.
Why oh why when MD found deficiencies did she just not work to straighten them out instead of blowing up the place? What a mess.
Immature leadership on display... Public record
Edler vs Pino
on Escambia Clerk of court site.
Thanks
Barbara Streisand
This is still ongoing. Almost a year since the last comment. The case is not closed. The entire board should look at the Edler v Pino case on the Escambia court file.
ReplyDeleteWhat do think about an employee engaging with this litigation with a citizen of Escambia?
1) Are you going to get the sheriff to take back the jail and do away with a position that morphed two positions together paying her well over 200K to do this sort of thing?
Is she under contract and does it expire..
Note this attorney is no longer on the Edler vs Pino case yet the firm is still filing motions after the judge ordered taxable cost and the improperly filed injunction bond to be paid to the defendant, Pino by the Plaintiff, Edler
Note: don't trust your county attorney or administrator's advice on this. If Edler is trying to claim whistleblower status for these expenses, they didn't occur because of the government. The director, of her own free will filed the case as a plaintiff, has been ordered to pay some of the costs and and apparently has not. She is a public figure (limited) status by the court.
The public can easily see this on the court file.
In this case, I think it's reasonable for the BCC to know about this and address it. It goes beyond normal day to day employee/management concerns.