The Florida Commission on Ethics has sent its full report on the ethics violations of Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill, which included the recommendation to remove him from office.
Text of Cover Letter:
The Florida Commission on Ethics has completed a full and final investigation of complaints involving Mr. Douglas Underhill, a member of the County Commission for Escambia County, Florida. Pursuant to Section 112.324(8), Florida Statutes, we are reporting our findings and recommending appropriate disciplinary action to you in this case. Enclosed are copies of our final order and of our file in this matter.
As we have found pursuant to a Recommended Order of an Administrative Law Judge of the Division of Administrative Hearings that Mr. Underhill violated the Code of Ethics in the manner described by our order, we recommend that you impose a civil penalty on him in the total amount of $35,000 (thirty-five thousand dollars), that you publicly censure and reprimand him for certain violations, and that you remove him from office.
If we may be of any assistance to you in your deliberations, please do not hesitate to contact us. We would appreciate your informing us of the manner in which you dispose of this matter. For information regarding collection of the civil penalty, please contact the Office of the Attorney General, Ms. Elizabeth A. Miller, Assistant Attorney General.
Why doesn’t he just resign? Before the governor removes him, then he can say he was a benevolent blah blah blah…
Cuz he wants that lifetime big ole pension.
Pathological Liar. Pseudologia Fantastica and mythomania reside within this one.
He creates You tube content rife with untruths with just a few catch phrases thrown in designed to manipulate others.
Thanks for taking time to explain it on your facebook page Melissa and for Kevin clipping the video and publishing it on YouTube.
I’m about ready to get to the **Whatever ** stage one should use to deal with a malignant narcissist. He sucks up too much oxygen in the room for one human being.
Thank Rick for publishing this.
Checking the FLgov site for the EO.
I know Melissa. And the entire reason he was dragging out the ethics complaint is so in reality he could keep his.
Trying to keep up with his lies can make your head spin.
It is hard to watch all the people who fall for it.
Anonymous 7:40, here’s a video of Doug begging the governor to remove the problem of his pension from him, stating the honest to God’s truth that the time to correct a wrong is right now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3X5riCErYU
“”No legislator at any level, whether it be County, State, Local, Territorial, Tribal, or Federal, should ever receive a pension.” — Commissioner Doug Underhill
Ha Ha great sarcasm.
SMH over Underhills atest YouTube video. Good comment on your facebook Melissa.
I would post it on his YouTube video,but I don’t want to be a possible victim of a drive by.
Rick, aside from the 35k (which is a pittance in comparison with what he has cost many of his constituents during his 8-year war on them), this is actually great news for Doug. Because if the governor removes him, he doesn’t get that lifetime pension he is so allergic to receiving shoved down his throat.
In all reality, this can be viewed as Doug finally winning. He might have ultimately worked his way, after all, to a shocking and perverse solution (his favorite kind) for not having to accept that state retirement he so doesn’t–in his own words–want, require, or deserve.
That’s our Doug! An overachiever ’til the bitter end.