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7 hours ago Share The investigation was not formally closed. A draft preliminary findings summary stated that Danko inappropriately attempted to influence staff s administrative duties a charge Danko denies.
The city of Palm Coast opened an HR inquiry on City Councilman Ed Danko concerning reports that he d exploded at or berated several city staff members. Danko denied the accusations.
The case was set aside during the city s administrative transition and has not formally been closed so there has not yet been a final determination made on the accusations against the councilman. A March 16 draft preliminary findings executive summary report, however, stated the following:
Palm Coast has agreed to pay $12,500 to its former human resources director to settle a lawsuit she filed against the city alleging the city reneged on a severance agreement.
Besides the $12,500 settlement, Debbie Streichsbier will retain all sums paid to her after the end of her employment, according to the settlement agreement. The settlement does not specify what those sums were.
But Streichsbier was paid $17,520 for accrued sick pay, administrative leave and vacation after she was fired from the city. The city then fired an employee who authorized the payment to Streichsbier, saying she had done so without approval from City Manager Matt Morton.