Missing records raised at meeting
The missing paperwork from the Butler County commissioners’ records room in the government center includes the top administrator’s compensatory time records, according to one board member.
Commissioner Jim Eckstein said Wednesday the missing file holds copies of all right-to-know records requested by his supporter Larry Swartzwelder, who films commissioner meetings for Internet airing.
“They aren’t top-secret documents,” Eckstein said at the commissioners meeting.
Eckstein, who previously accused chief clerk Amy Wilson of abusing compensatory time when she was the administrative assistant to Commissioner Dale Pinkerton, confirmed the paperwork was the same information sent to the state Attorney General’s office.
The state subsequently turned over the case to District Attorney Richard Goldinger, who determined Eckstein’s accusations were a personnel issue, not a criminal matter.
Before Wednesday, county officials would not disclose what records were missing.
Wilson declined to speak about the missing file, citing the ongoing investigation by Goldinger’s office into their whereabouts.
“I have no comment,” she said.
However, Wilson refuted Eckstein’s claim that some records were being kept in her office instead of the records room.
Eckstein said after the meeting he was told the investigation was essentially complete.
“It’s going no further,” he said.
However, Goldinger, who did not attend the meeting, confirmed the investigation was ongoing.
He said in an interview that details of the investigation, such as what paperwork is missing, should not be discussed publicly.
