Next!
It looks like county tax director Jenks Crayton has survived another investigation.
The N.C. Department of Revenue has found no wrongdoing in his office.
The county manager and the SBI reached the same conclusions in similar probes.
So, what will those commissioners who are determined to pin some transgressions on Crayton do now?
Call in the ACLU, ASPCA or AARP?
Or is it time for an apology?
Maybe Crayton's the one who should get the trip to Hawaii instead of his accusers.
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Doug,
Thanks for this up-to-date post. You are "in the know".
AND YES, I THINK THEY OWE THIS MAN A HUGE PUBLIC APOLOGY IN PUBLIC AND ALSO IN WRITTEN FORM.
Barbara Ann
Thanks for sharing this.
Posted on May 12, 2005 10:18 PM
Thanks, Barbara Ann.
Our report, Nate deGraff, is the one in the know. Also, if you haven't already, listen to the audio Matt Williams put on the Inside Scoop blog yesterday.
I'm just wondering when Crayton's persecutors are going to give it up.
Posted on May 13, 2005 8:12 AM
Doug,
The report did not say "no wrongdoing". It said "no evidence" of wrongdoing. So, obviously it's there, the Democratic commissioners just haven't found the right group of investigators to find it!:)
Posted on May 13, 2005 9:04 AM
Good distinction, jwg. So, is there no integrity in this process or just no evidence of integrity?
Posted on May 13, 2005 10:21 AM
Jenks and his staff follow the Machinery Act statutes to the letter. It's no wonder that the Department of Revenue found no evidence of wrongdoing. It's the 26 complaints from former and current employees that Bruce Davis is concerned about...and those complaints deal with work ethic and management style. Jenks was out of work alot and he was aloof much of the time when he was at work. He has a very good staff who make him look very good on paper. He's also a computer programming whiz. Hopefully, if he's reinstated, he will straighten up and fly right.
Posted on May 13, 2005 8:26 PM
Bruce,
Now, that's just what doesn't make sense to me about all this. If Jenks and his staff follow statutes to the letter, why did commissioners call in the Department of Revenue? Did they think the state auditors were going to look into alleged personnel issues and whether Crayton might be "aloof" in the office? Heck, the governor's "aloof."
When this thing started, I wondered whether the Democrats might be playing a very shrewd political game. What if they really had something on Crayton? By maneuvering Republicans into defending the tax director, Democrats could really pull off a coup - taking down Crayton and discrediting the Republicans at the same time.
Right now, it doesn't look like the Democrats were very shrewd at all. There has been a lot of credibility lost over this affair -- and it isn't Crayton's or the Republican commissioners'.
Posted on May 16, 2005 8:08 AM