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Correctional services board did not react to employees’ no-confidence vote
By thegazette.com
Published: 01/29/2014

Employees of the 6th Judicial District Department of Correctional Services voted no confidence in their leaders last spring, months before a report from the State Auditor’s Office showed more than $700,000 in misspending.

The vast majority of 76 AFCSME members who completed surveys in March said they were not confident in the direction and decision-making of the former director Gary Hinzman, as well as Bruce Vander Sanden, who took over leadership of the agency when Hinzman retired in May.

Further, most employees surveyed said they didn’t feel safe from harassment and retaliation and didn’t think they would be treated fairly if they voiced alternative views.

“As our survey and the recent State Auditor’s report show, there were clear problems with Gary Hinzman as director,” AFSCME President Danny Homan said in a prepared statement. “The 6th District Board and (Corrections Director) John Baldwin were aware of these issues and chose to do nothing.”

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