Horacek suspension upheld; but board says CFO was not 'untruthful'

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Mike Buffington
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Monday, June 29. 2009
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The Barrow County Personnel Review Board has upheld the April 6 suspension of county CFO Beth Horacek because she did not provide the board of commissioners all of the information she knew about the cost overrun for health insurance.

But in a one-page written decision obtained Monday morning through an open-records request, the panel said it did not believe Horacek had been “untruthful” to the board of commissioners, and it did not agree with the severity of the punishment meted out to her.

“The Personnel Review Board finds that the County has met its burden and that all procedures were followed and we uphold the Suspension given to Beth Horacek on April 6, 2009, however the Personnel Review Board does not believe Beth Horacek was untruthful in her information provided to the Board of Commissioners. We agree that she failed to provide all the information that she had available. While we, as the Personnel Review Board, believe some disciplinary action was appropriate, our decision would have first been to consider a written reprimand versus a suspension.”

For more details on the ruling, see the July 1 issue of the Barrow Journal.
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#1 disgusted on 06/29/09 at 10:08 AM [Reply]
She told the truth but didn't tell all she knew? They would have reprimanded her but not suspended her? The personnel action was the wrong action for the wrong reasons?

This poor lady, a professional with a solid record, was disciplined solely because the commissioners needed a scapegoat.

Pathetic.
#1.1 digusted also on 06/29/09 at 02:47 PM [Reply]
well,well,well.. That makes no sense at all. either she lied or NOT! if she didn't , there;s no proof, then TREAT HER WITH INNOCENCE. she is innocent, that's like saying well we know he killed her, we have evidence, but according to the chairman,and his side kick NOrma, we have to let him walk... I mean why was the board even in on it? this was a WASTE of money,& we all know the county is rich. RICH with ignorance for sure. People this is embarassing and makes no sense. well I hope they publish it everywhere that "YALL DO BELEIVE SHE WAS NOT UNTRUTHFUL" as much as you published she was a liar, I guess making things right is hard,huh???this is still sad for her, but plaster all this on the front page, ummmmmmm well it seems she was not untruthful, but ummmmmm, a bunch of dumb asses in this county..I am taking someone else's place who resigned from the board,bc. yall are so stupid and nobody has gonads but Norma, and she's a woman, but there you go again Barrow County, let her have the show, its costs you NOTHING, just us tax payers. what a joke!
#2 Joe Martinaud on 06/29/09 at 10:19 AM [Reply]
I agree -- Citizens of Barrow County -- the Personnel Review Board just proved Danny Boy overstepped his authority. While they upheld the suspension, they stated they felt it was inappropriate.

"it did not agree with the severity of the punishment meted out to her."

Just another fine example of Danny Boy's LACK of LEADERSHIP.
#3 C. M. Thornton, III on 06/29/09 at 02:50 PM [Reply]
It appears to me that she was untruthful by omission. Horachek needs to resign and move on. She has far surpassed her usefulness to Barrow County. When the budget is in as much disarray as this one is, you need to replace the one who keeps the books. Bye Beth. Do the citizens of this county a favor and move on.
#4 Joe Mugg on 06/29/09 at 09:53 PM [Reply]
Wait a minute talk about double talk. If she with held information then how can she be truthful in her actions. They upheld the suspension which means the actions were correct. Then the personnel review board began the double talk saying that she didn't lie. How does that make any senses.
#5 Danny & Commissioners FIX THIS on 06/29/09 at 10:26 PM [Reply]
Okay: The verdict is in and the review board found that Mrs. Horacek didn't lie. Fix a situation that was not handled appropriately. Remove the letter of suspension from her personnel file stating that she was dishonest & bring peace to this situation.

We need Mrs. Horacek. She is a professional and has the training that this county needs. Think about it: there are not any other finance people with her qualifications working for the county.

Mrs. Horacek worked under 3 other chairmen and received stellar reviews. Mr. Chairmen, learn to get along with others. You cannot run a 34 MIL dollars business alone.
#5.1 Brooke on 07/02/09 at 11:13 AM [Reply]
Shouldn't Eva Elder the commissioner be punished as well too, for withholding information she knew about the insurance rates going up?
#6 Could see this one coming ..... on 07/02/09 at 04:01 PM [Reply]
There is a related article in the printed version. If you don't get the printed copy, go buy one, the article is VERY interesting.

Buffington, -- I would love for the article to be on the web so the citizens of Barrow can voice their opinions.

The quick and dirty -- a member of the personnel review board resigned stating "he felt that during the process there had been improper contact via e-mail and phone between the review panel and the county representatives."

Gee - go figure.
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