Sheriff Benny Napoleon can't hire a personal driver, Wayne County commissioners say. Charlie LeDuff has the story at Fox 2:
Benny NapoleonNapoleon tried to push through a no-bid contract Wednesday at the Wayne County public safety committee to have a friend of his, retired Corporal Raymond Batts, drive him around town and do other cop-type stuff. . . .
The committee said no way. . . .
"We have a problem and not everyone is getting it. If the top is getting it, then they need to send the message down to the bottom and say this is a new day, and we need to do the right thing," said Wayne County Commissioner Lona Varga.
LeDuff says "the sheriff is operating a budget that is both bleeding and bloated."
He has got a $30-million deficit, but still is carrying 41 appointees and a fleet of five dozen take-home vehicles whose gas is paid by taxpayers.
