Celeste Brown is out as Orlando City Clerk after serving less than one full year in the role. Effective February 1st, Brown moved into a new position in Mayor Buddy Dyer’s office, according to city staff. Chief Assistant City Attorney Amy Iennaco has been appointed interim City Clerk. Celeste Brown’s new title… [read more]
The attitude and arrogance of Buddy Dyer’s administration is evident once again, as the highly paid city attorney Mayanne Downs dismissed well-liked Orange County Commissioner Pete Clarke as a “rogue commissioner” in newly obtained emails. Downs emailed several senior Orlando City Hall officials, including Dyer’s Chief of Staff Frank Billingsley, urging… [read more]
When a police report was filed by City of Orlando employee Paul Wenzel alleging “criminal mischief” and “vandalism” of a $175,000 city asset in November 2012, the Orlando Police Department did nothing. No investigation was ordered. No questions were asked. In fact, no officer or detective ever reviewed the police… [read more]
A Dyer administration cover-up related to a $175,000 city asset continues to deepen as the story coming from Orlando City Hall becomes more convoluted. According to newly obtained records, city officials violated policies and procedures defined by its own Risk Management department in the aftermath of the destruction of the… [read more]
Despite another rushed and panicked response from the City of Orlando legal team, the formerly “public” soccer venue turned private stadium development is still facing serious questions after Mayor Buddy Dyer’s hasty decision to use the power of eminent domain to try to get his way. And, let’s not forget, the… [read more]