by Brian Burgess | Sep 13, 2024
Polk County Public School officials ducked Florida’s laws on competitive bidding by using a Texas middleman to broker a lucrative, pre-negotiated contract with a school bus camera company. After questions arose about the original contract’s illegal payment...
by Brian Burgess | Sep 3, 2024
Polk school officials and school bus camera vendor Verra Mobility are talking out of both sides of their mouths – claiming contract was legal while quietly renegotiating the illegal payment scheme. With a deadline fast approaching, Polk County Public Schools are...
by Brian Burgess and Caden DeLisa | Aug 28, 2024
Despite widespread political outcry, both Republicans and Democrats voted almost unanimously in favor of a new law allowing unsolicited public-private partnerships. The law could be relied on to streamline projects similar to the controversial Tuskegee Dunes project....
by Brian Burgess | Aug 27, 2024
With controversy swirling over a school bus camera contract and the county set to start issuing traffic citations in September, Polk County Public Schools spokesman Kyle Kennedy refused to provide updated contract language and instead directed interested parties to...
by Brian Burgess | Aug 14, 2024
A Polk County bus camera monitoring contract with Verra Mobility calls for $49 payments for each traffic violation that meets specific criteria, but such payments are banned under state law. With students already back at Polk County Public Schools this week, district...
