Judy and Jimmie Love a Microphone

Loose Lips May Cost Taxpayers Big Bucks

All they had to say was inappropriate text messages were found on some City of Homestead devices issued to City employees and the current "acting" City Manager Sergio Purrinos along with Marcie Heese, Human Resources Director, will look into any employee policy violations, in the case of the  former manager, the City Council and City Attorney will be addressing those issues regarding any future litigation, no further comment beyond that.

Former Manager is important because a week earlier the City Council terminated Mr. Shehadeh, what more could they have done to him as his direct supervisors? Oh yeah, they went to the media, to embarrass and humiliate him and create situations that have led to three lawsuits being filed. In Mr. Landen's case he alleges to have received death threats after the published release of text messages in the media.

Here is some of what was said in the media.

 

Miami Herald

“I cannot support this agreement between the city and Mike Shehadeh,” Waldman said. “Mr. Shehadeh was terminated after an independent investigation discovered that he committed numerous acts of unbecoming conduct as a city manager.”
Waldmanlisted a litany of complaints against the former city manager. They included the following: “treating me in a rude and hostile and unprofessional manor, keeping me on a ‘to do’ list, seeking information about my son, visiting numerous inappropriate sexually-oriented and dating websites, engaging in inappropriate behavior with a subordinate female employee and cursing at a citizen.”

Miami New Times

Riptide caught up with Vice Mayor Judy Waldman on Friday to talk about the scandal, which has led to Shehadeh's ouster, a possible federal investigation and now, Waldman confirms, the resignation of the city's parks director for sending some seriously racist emails.

"All we've done for the last three months is deal with this absolute mess," Waldman says. "But there comes a time when you have to be accountable for what happens on city phones and emails. I don't know when people are going to understand that."

Waldman  tells Riptide that city council members each have a CD with thousands more emails, texts and phone records from the Shehadeh investigation. Landen, she says, won't be the last guy to fall in Homestead City Hall. "Robert Landen sure isn't the only one in these records, and I feel bad that he's being singled out," Waldman says.

South Florida Times

“This is a pornographic site in my eyes,” Vice Mayor Judy Waldman said.

“I just don’t think he deserves any payments,”Waldman said. “There is more than enough evidence to fire him and not pay him anything. He should not have done this on city time.” 

 “We have to get this information before the residents,” Williams said. “No matter where it goes, because they have every right to know.”

Councilman Jimmie L. Williams III agreed.“I’m not sure of the format, but I can tell you that when they introduce this new evidence at the meeting, there will be an outpouring of public disgust,” Williams said. “The evidence definitely exists,but I won’t elaborate because it will all come out at the meeting.”

He continued: “I would hope that he would gracefully bow out now, so we can end this without litigation. The evidence speaks for itself and at this point I am not in favor of giving him a dime of taxpayers’ money.”

NBC6 WTVJ

 http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Outrage-Over-Homesteads-Steamy-Text-Scandal--84581227.html

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Fired-Sex-Text-Pol-in-Fight-for-Dough-84216932.html

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