Details of the clerk cause her office that is faced under the previous House -Bradenton Times’ Subcommittee County management

by Dawn Kitterman

Tallahassee – Officer of Manate County of District Court and controller Angelina (Angel) Colonso travels to Talahasi this week to talk to the members of Florida House’s subcommittee between her office and BOCC.

Following her opening remarks, Colonso answered questions posed by the members of the subcommittee, describing in detail the efforts of her office to comply with his legal obligations and responsibilities while met with opposition, which sometimes led to revenge in the form of a budget from the district The Council of Manathey District Council of the Manathey District Council in the District Council of Manathey District Council of the District Council of Manate District Council of Manathey District Council of Manaatia District by Manatia by Manaia District Council by Manaia District Council from Manaia from Manaia from Manaia from Manaia The District Council of Manaia by Manaia Commissioners.

Colonneso was invited to participate in the discussion of the panel on the budgets of constitutional officials of the county and the processes of appeal of the budget through the chairman of the subcommittee of intergovernmental issues of the Chamber Alex Rizo (R-HILEAH).

Colonneso was one of the four constitutional staff invited to participate in the panel discussion. Other guests of the panel included the appraiser of the Alachua Ayesha Solomon County County, Columbia Tax Collector Kyle Keyne, Ekkabia C Chip Simpbi County Sheriff and Deputy CEO of Florida Sugs District Association.

In his introductory remarks, Colonso shared his public service at Mante County, including 21 years of service at the office of the district official. This year is celebrated his tenth year as a chosen clerk of the court and controller of Circuit. Colonneso was also earlier an assistant government lawyer for eleven years.

In detail in detail on the role of a district official, Colonso describes to the members of the subcommittee how her office is organized before reading the extensive list of responsibilities and obligations of the district official.

The clerk’s service consists of two main units, Colonesso told the members: the Department of Courts and the Finance Department.

“Our responsibilities are included in the Florida Constitution, Article 8, Section 1, Article 5, Section 16, the Statute of Florida 28.12 and Florida 125.17,” Colonesso explained.

Speaking of the clerk’s responsibilities, as the district controller – the financial side of the office – Colono of the Subcommittee members said that her office was supervising and responsible for all the remedies of the district.

“The employee must refuse to sign and deliver the payment to the county for illegal expenses, or we can face personal civil and or criminal liability according to the statue of Florida 129.09,” Colonesso detailed in detail.

To hear Clerk Colonneso’s introductory notes completely, click the video below.

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After each of the guests of the panel provided introductory notes, the chairman of the subcommittee Riso opened the forum for questions to the members of the subcommittee of the participants.

Florida representative Michael “R-Delray Beach”, who was the first member recognized to offer questions, directed his questions to Colonneso.

Caruso asked Colonneso to go more in-depth regarding the standards and the statutes that would hold a district official personally responsible for the wrong delay of the district’s funds.

As part of his Caruso response, Colonso said, “When we look at something if it does not go over to come together with legal public purpose, we cannot give up this order– and the “order” is the same as the checkS It is called a “order” according to the law. ”

In addition, Colonneso explained that if her office approves and paid such costs, she could be liable as a clerk and criminally responsible if it was deliberately done.

When tracking, Caruso asked Colonneso if she had ever refused a payment request, which came as an approval from the policy of the board. Colonneso confirmed that he could not recall any cases in his time, serving as a clerk of refusal to pay payment or cost; However, she confirmed that some inappropriate credit card purchases in the county have led to a request from her recovery office.

Subcommittee Vice -President Representative Philip Griffiths (R-Bay County) followed Caruso’s interrogation, asking Colonesso if her office served as a pre-auditor, and the general inspector put her office in the Flash Point position between the commissioners and his audit responsibilities.

In response to Griffith’s question, Colonneso suggested specific examples. Prior to detailing these examples, the clerk for the first time provided the background of his office with BOCC at Manatee County in the last four years.

“Historically, my office collaborates very well with our county, including my predecessor who has the same connection, in recent years – and this has not applied to the board as today – but in the last four years 1000 employees in a 10-month period of about 1900. “

She continued: “We had four district administrators for so many years. They lost a lot of institutional knowledge from people who worked very well with our office, and we all collectively understand the mission of accountability for public funds. ”

Colonneso said the losses have led to the fact that the employees of the higher district did not understand the role and responsibilities of civil servants, employees and clerk.

She added, “We hope that in the last few months we have turned one corner and we have started to repair these internal controls.”

During his comments, Colonneso describes the feeling that he was forced to the author an “unprecedented” letter to the commissioners in 2022, warning of “serious” fiscal concerns about the cases of the former administrator of the County Scott hopes.

“The next month, I had to submit the budget of our (clerk service),” Colonso recalled the members. “The result was a refusal to my budget this year in two so much necessary general positions of the inspector to keep up with the load.”

Colonneso shared that a historically low number of complaints reported to the service of the General Inspector from one to two years, ballooned during this time to over 100 years. She also said that the subsequent refusal to the budget request from the then BOCC continued in the coming years.

“In the coming years, after this letter,” Colonso continued, “until recently there were numerous attempts to antagonize me and to harass me – but we remained the course and we did the job because we must obey the law.”

To hear all the questions asked to Clerk Colonneso and its answers completely, click the video below.

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February 5, 2025, a meeting of the House of Intergovernmental Subcompany Panel of the Chamber lasted just over an hour and twenty minutes.

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