"A former Georgetown police officer who was fired twice after being accused of drinking hallucinogenic cactus juice and taking someone else’s prescription drugs is on her way to getting her job back again, her lawyer said.
The Texas Supreme Court issued a ruling Friday that turned down an appeal by the city of Georgetown in the Stephanie Hoskins-Brown case. The city had argued against a ruling made by the 3rd Court of Appeals in September that the former police officer had the right to appeal her second firing.
One of her lawyers, Randy Doubrava, said Friday that since Hoskins-Brown has the right to another hearing before the Civil Service Commission, it will have to reinstate her because a hearings examiner for the commission had previously restored her to her job in November 2013." Link
What will the city do now? Reinstate this police officer or continue to try and keep her from being reinstated and paid back pay. The citizens need to know how much it has costs the taxpayers of Georgetown in legal costs as well as staff and council time to fight this questionable action?
Ask your councilperson for the cost of this action!
Dale Ross, Mayor
Phone: 512-930-3651
Email: mayor@georgetown.org
Anna Eby, District 1
Phone: 512-930-3651
Email: district1@georgetown.org
Keith Brainard, District 2
Phone: 512-930-3651
Email: district2@georgetown.org
John Hesser, District 3
Phone: 512-930-3651
Email: district3@georgetown.org
Steve Fought, District 4
Phone: 512-930-3651
Email: district4@georgetown.org
Ty Gipson, District 5
Phone: 512-930-3651
Email: district5@georgetown.org
Rachael Jonrowe, District 6
Phone: 512-930-3651
Email: district6@georgetown.org
Tommy Gonzalez
Phone: 512-930-3651
Email: district7@georgetown.org
I have the invoices for the City of Georgetown from July 2013- Oct 2015 and the amount is a little less than 70,000.00 ( Seventy Thousand Dollars) that was spent. This is prior to the City's Appeal to the Texas Supreme Court. This amount also does not include any of the Legal fees that TMPA is owed in their defense of Officer Hoskins-Brown,which the city is responsible for. Officer Hoskins-Brown will also receive her back pay and benefits when she is reinstated. I have commented as Anonymous, because I do not have the ability to comment by name, but I am Donna Hoskins, Officer Hoskins-Brown Mother, I can be contacted at donna_h57@embarqmail.com
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