“No evidence” of bullying against Cuyahoga County’s independent watchdog, investigation finds
Posted May 12, 2021
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CLEVELAND, Ohio An attorney hired as a special investigator found “no evidence” to support most of the bullying complaints filed by Cuyahoga County’s independent watchdog against the chair of the committee overseeing her department.
Of the 11 allegations Director of Internal Audit Monica Houston leveled against Audit Committee Chair Mike Abouserhal, 10 were found to be “unsubstantiated,” according to the attorney’s report, obtained by The Plain Dealer and cleveland.com through a public records request.
In the only “substantiated” complaint, the report stated it was “reasonable to conclude” that Abouserhal may have asked Houston to meet at his home to prepare for a February 2020 committee meeting, because he’d held similar meetings at his home with one of Houston’s predecessors. Houston had said she was uncomfortable wit
Olmsted Falls taps North Olmsted resident as new part-time finance director
Updated Jan 29, 2021;
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OLMSTED FALLS, Ohio Earlier this week, Cory Swaisgood was named as the city’s new part-time finance director. The North Olmsted resident will continue his current position as Huron’s full-time finance director.
“Mr. Swaisgood has considerable experience in municipal finance, state auditing and county internal auditing,” Olmsted Falls Mayor James Graven said. “I’m pleased that we were able to find such a well-qualified candidate.
“Cory has a proven track record of transparency, accountability in finance and auditing. He understands that one of my top priorities is the responsible management of our taxpayers’ dollars.”