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A blog had reported that a candidate for the position of Collier County School Board school attorney had prior and potentially unethical email contact with a board member, including sending the board member a proposed employment agreement in November. That information was discounted by board officials, who said nothing below-board had taken place.
After the candidate interviews the board may select and recommend one of the candidates for the position, listed on the Jan. 23 agenda as a $180,000 position, or decide to seek additional input and/or candidates.
Naples Daily News
Five former Collier County clerk of courts staffers filed a lawsuit in January alleging they were fired in violation of their First Amendment rights for campaigning against Clerk of Courts Crystal Kinzel or supporting her challenger last year.
The plaintiffs include Mark Pasek, Meredith Carr, Patricia Morgan, Steven Morgan and James Molenaar. The federal complaint was filed in the Middle District Court of Florida on Jan. 7.
According to the complaint, the five plaintiffs served in the following roles at the clerk s office when their employment was terminated:
Pasek was an auditor
Patricia Morgan was the director of board minutes and records