Mitchell Teitelbaum News Today

Manatee County parted ways with its Human Resources director after months of concern over the state of the department.

Manatee County staff will soon be allowed to carry firearms at work following approval of policy changes on Tuesday.

New claims made against Manatee Countys former administrator shed light on strife within his leadership team.

Manatee County kickstarted the search for a new county administrator during Tuesdays county commission meeting.

Scott Hopes resigned from his role as Manatee County administrator during an emergency meeting called on Tuesday afternoon.

The embattled administrator, who was hired in May 2021, had reorganized the face of Manatee County's government.

The fate of a county administrator, a major development and Premier Park are among the Manatee County items that will draw attention this year.

The proposal would have invited a third party firm to exonerate Teitelbaum or find him definitively guilty of the claims.

The majority of commissioners agreed that Mitchell Teitelbaum's employment with the county would not be pursued and called for improvements to the handling of complaints.

The man Manatee County commissioners unanimously approved to serve under administrator Scott Hopes declined the job after a sexual harassment complaint.