Sarasota News Leader
October 25, 2013
Page 11
Barbetta said he was frustrated when Reid
wanted to hire an independent consultant
from the University of South Florida (USF)
to appraise changes to the county's 2050 Plan
and the way the administrator applied the
county's public records policy.
Barbetta referenced several instances when
he felt Reid was not doing his job properly
— from the mowing fiasco to the resignation
of Suzanne Gable. Gable left her post in the
Office of Financial Planning during the summer after staff discovered she did not have a
valid CPA license. Yet, commissioners voiced
frustration that Reid did not mention the CPA
factor when he first informed the board members about her resignation.
"One thing after another, it seems like I am
constantly worried what is the next fire,"
Sarasota County Administrator Randall Reid
poses just days after starting his new job in
January 2012. Photo by Norman Schimmel
Commissioner Charles Hines supported Reid as administrator. 'This is a human being,' Hines said. 'He
moved his family here. I believe he is a good person. He has worked hard.' Photo by Roger Drouin
