Ethics complaint against Newberry Mayor Jordan Marlowe dismissed for lack of legal sufficiency

BY JENNIFER CABRERA

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – According to a press release from the Florida Commission on Ethics, the Commission dismissed an ethics complaint against Newberry Mayor Jordan Marlowe at their June 7 meeting.

At the closed-session meeting, the Commission reviewed 22 complaints for legal sufficiency, one of which was the complaint filed against Marlowe by Save Our Schools Newberry Co-Chair Tyler Foerst . The complaint alleged that Marlowe “has been directing City staff to assist in the creation of the budget for EFN (Education First for Newberry) and has used City resources in benefit of EFN, a private entity, without a vote of the City Commission. By unilaterally ordering City staff to work for the benefit of a private entity, the Mayor has clearly overstepped his authority and abused his power.”

The complaint was dismissed for lack of legal sufficiency. According to the press release, “Reviews of legal sufficiency are limited to questions of jurisdiction and determinations as to whether the contents of the complaint are adequate to allege a violation of the Code of Ethics or other laws within the Commission’s jurisdiction. As no factual investigation precedes the reviews, the Commission’s conclusions do not reflect on the accuracy of the allegations made in these complaints.”

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