The first referendum, part 3: What would Sheriff Judd do?
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Run a thought experiment with me. Imagine that Sen. Kelli Stargel, Gov. Rick Scott, and the rest of your Florida state government forced your Polk County Commission to withhold $160 million* from Sheriff Grady Judd's budget for protecting Polk residents since 2014. $48 million in the current year alone. Imagine the County Commission had no ability to vote on it. It was simply dictated by Stargel and Scott and the rest. Then imagine that Stargel evaluated Judd's deputies from Tallahassee and hung a performance score on them using this formula:
The first referendum, part 3: What would Sheriff Judd do?
The first referendum, part 3: What would…
The first referendum, part 3: What would Sheriff Judd do?
Run a thought experiment with me. Imagine that Sen. Kelli Stargel, Gov. Rick Scott, and the rest of your Florida state government forced your Polk County Commission to withhold $160 million* from Sheriff Grady Judd's budget for protecting Polk residents since 2014. $48 million in the current year alone. Imagine the County Commission had no ability to vote on it. It was simply dictated by Stargel and Scott and the rest. Then imagine that Stargel evaluated Judd's deputies from Tallahassee and hung a performance score on them using this formula: