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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Ind. Courts - Yet more on "New judge's hires stir up controversy"
Updating yesterday's ILB entry, Harold J. Adams reports today in the Louisville Courier Journal:
The Clark County Council has scheduled a special meeting next week to reconsider its approval of controversial personnel moves by newly appointed Circuit Judge Abe Navarro.And county Republican Chairman David Buskill, whom Navarro offered to hire as court administrator, said yesterday that he won't accept the job.
Council President David Abbott said members will meet at 5 p.m. Monday to rescind their June 9 vote allowing Navarro to pay Buskill and another new male staff member at least $6,000 more than women holding similar positions in the county's other three courts.
"We made a mistake, and we're going to correct it," Abbott said yesterday. "We voted without really taking the time out to think about the effect on the rest of the courthouse."
Navarro did not return calls yesterday seeking comment on the council's meeting.
But Buskill said criticism of the judge's moves was politically motivated.
"I think with all the political games being played, just to take myself out of that situation was the best thing for the judge and the best thing for the party and myself," he said.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on June 18, 2008 08:34 AM
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