Friday, November 26, 2010
Head Of Office Of Highway Safety Resigns
KENTUCKY....
Chuck Geveden, the head of Kentucky’s Office of Highway Safety, has submitted his resignation after being
Hancock said Geveden recapped accomplishments of the office in recent years but gave no reason for resigning, while only saying, ‘It's time to move on.'”
Chuck Geveden, the head of Kentucky’s Office of Highway Safety, has submitted his resignation after being
reprimanded in August by Transportation Secretary Mike Hancock for filing a false time sheet for hours he worked the day before the Fancy Farm political picnic that month. Hancock said at that time that his review of Geveden's trip showed no improper expenditure of state funds. However, Hancock said Friday that since August the cabinet's Inspector General David Ray has been looking into the matter. Hancock said Geveden tendered his resignation Wednesday morning, effective December 15th. Geveden's salary is $93,324 annually.