Bradenton Housing Authority to negotiate contract with interim director
Bradenton Housing Authority commissioners decided to negotiate a contract with interim director with Darcy Branch before starting a search for a new director.Click to Continue »
View ArticleHUD discovered Bradenton Housing Authority's issues year before raid
Federal investigators were aware of Bradenton Housing Authority's troubles a year before they raided its offices, prompting questions from board members why they didn't know sooner.Click to Continue »
View ArticleBradenton Housing Authority commissioner concerned about negotiations with...
Bradenton Housing Authority Commissioner Charlie Grace is cautioning his fellow commissioners against entering in a contract with its interim executive director Darcy Branch before both a salary study...
View ArticleBradenton Housing Authority OKs agreement with interim executive director
Bradenton Housing Authority is on course to do a national search for an executive director after a salary study is reviewed.Click to Continue »
View ArticleStudy: Bradenton Housing Authority salaries not out of line
Bradenton Housing Authority reviews salary comparsion study.Click to Continue »
View ArticleBradenton Housing Authority attempts to move forward
The Bradenton Housing Authority is debating how it can better serve the community and find potential new leadership.Click to Continue »
View ArticleBradenton Housing Authority backs police effort to track gunfire
As the Bradenton Police Department pursues funding for technology to trace gunfire sources, the Bradenton Housing Authority has become an ally.Click to Continue »
View ArticleActing Bradenton Housing Authority chief defends herself, makes case for...
But Bradenton Housing Authority meeting erupts into a debate about the role of the acting executive director in the scandal and whether she deserves to be hired permanently.Click to Continue »
View Article39 apply to lead Bradenton Housing Authority
Bradenton Housing Authority received 39 applications for executive director position. Review process begins July 10.Click to Continue »
View ArticleBradenton Housing Authority keeps executive director applications sealed
Bradenton Housing Authority keeps executive director applications sealed as board members look for outside help with initial screening process.Click to Continue »
View ArticleBradenton Housing Authority whistleblower fears retaliation
Acting Executive Director Darcy Branch comes out as the whistleblower that led to the federal investigation of Wenston DeSue and Stephany West. She fears retaliation from a board of directors…Click to...
View ArticleBradenton Housing Authority agrees to interview interim director for...
Bradenton Housing Authority commissioners backtrack and allow interim Executive Director Darcy Branch to interview for the position after she threatened legal action based on claims of whistleblower...
View ArticleTwo candidates withdraw from consideration for Bradenton Housing Authority...
Two of the seven final candidates bidding to lead the troubled Bradenton Housing Authority have faced controversies of their own with other public housing agencies, and have withdrawn from...
View ArticleBradenton Housing Authority prepared to negotiate with new executive director
Bradenton Housing Authority narrows down search for executive director, ready to negotiate terms with top three candidates…Click to Continue »
View ArticleBradenton Housing Authority reaches contract terms with new executive director
Bradenton Housing Authority board approves contract terms to hire new executive director, who should take the reigns of the troubled agency by the end of November.Click to Continue »
View ArticleBradenton Housing Authority Board members want to revisit employee salary cuts
The Bradenton Housing Authority board has requested to revisit salary cuts agreed to in December. Executive Director Ellis Mitchell reminds the board that employee matters are not the business...
View ArticleEEOC dismisses Wenston DeSue's race-discrimination complaint against...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has dismissed former Bradenton Housing Authority Executive Director Wenston DeSue's discrimination claim following his firing in October of 2013.Click to...
View ArticleFormer Bradenton Housing Authority employee charged with theft
The federal goverrnment file charges against former Bradenton Housing Authority project director Stephany West, girlfriend of former BHA boss Wenston DeSue, who remains under investigation as well....
View ArticleFormer Bradenton Housing Authority project director Stephany West to be...
Former Bradenton Housing Authority project director Stephany West will be sentenced June 30 after pleading guilty to a theft charge in March.Click to Continue »
View ArticleWenston DeSue, former Bradenton Housing Authority director, pleads guilty to...
Wenston DeSue, former Bradenton Housing Authority executive director, pleads guilty to one count of theft of federal funds.Click to Continue »
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