Gilbert Says History Won't Impact Job
Northampton County councilman says he thinks he has the support to take over finance director role.
Northampton County Councilman Bruce Gilbert says he has no plans to back away from his appointment as the county's new director of finance. On Monday afternoon, blogger and Patch columnist Bernie O'Hare wrote a piece arguing that "recent discoveries make it unclear whether Gilbert can manage his own personal finances." Those discoveries included a series of financial judgements against Gilbert -- including one from the IRS -- as well as a bad check charge in 2003, which was withdrawn when Gilbert paid a penalty. Less than three hours after O'Hare's column was posted, Gilbert called a news conference in which he announced his hopes to still take the job as finance director, and explained the marks on his financial history. Before the …
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