Sarasota News Leader
October 25, 2013
Millie Small, who also supported Reid, used
her time at the podium during the public
comments portion of the meeting to ask the
commissioners how they would have dealt
with the issues Reid inherited when he took
over as the county's top staffer. "Do you really
remember the mess Mr. Reid walked into?"
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The commissioners who gave Reid low marks
on his evaluation vastly disagreed with residents such as Benz.
In their evaluations, Robinson wrote, for
example, that Reid was not taking responsibility for problems that came up, and Mason
Small suggested the commissioners shake
concluded he undermined the trust of the
hands with Reid and try to focus on working
commissioners.
with him.
Specific examples of faltering projects were
"I hope you are thinking of the larger issues
cited as well, such as Barbetta's frustration
you will face if you decide to fire Mr. Reid,"
with what he called a delay of key ecoshe added.
nomic initiatives, including the Fruitville
Kafi Benz of CONA said the problems high- Initiative and Robinson's concern about the
lighted in evaluations are "rather shallow" lack of a county plan to cure the county's
projected deficit. Mason said Reid did not
compared to his achievements.
(From left) Ed Gable, head of the county's General Services Office; Glenn Zimmerman, the IT chief; and
then Deputy County Administrator Tom Harmer. Photo by Rachel Hackney
