Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Lincoln County Commission Says He Wants Decision To Hire Former Assessor Reconsidered.
A former Lincoln County Assessor that was convicted in 2005 for vote buying was recently hired by the Lincoln County Commission to work in the assessor’s office in a mapping position . The job was created for 58 year old Jerry Allen Weaver.
Now Commissioner Charles Vance wants the governing body to reconsider.
Weaver was the county’s assessor form 1980 until 2006.
The vote buying scam that he was involved in covered a time period from 1992 to 2004. Voters were given slates of candidates to vote for during that time.
Vance says that the public should have had input before the commission hired someone that has a prior felony conviction.
Now Commissioner Charles Vance wants the governing body to reconsider.
Weaver was the county’s assessor form 1980 until 2006.
The vote buying scam that he was involved in covered a time period from 1992 to 2004. Voters were given slates of candidates to vote for during that time.
Vance says that the public should have had input before the commission hired someone that has a prior felony conviction.
# posted by Joe Kinzer @ 12:45 PM 
