Halbert goes to Jamaica, Comptroller says she’s ‘AWOL’

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Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert is on vacation in Jamaica as her office begins a one-week shutdown to the public in order to clear up a backlog of work.

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The Tennessee Comptroller’s office announced Monday, Aug. 22, it has confirmed Halbert’s departure for Jamaica.

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“The clerk’s trip shows a lack of leadership and concern for her staff who are left to address the backlog without her presence in the office,” John Dunn, director of communications for the comptroller’s office, said in an emailed statement.

<strong>Wanda Halbert</strong>
Wanda Halbert

“It also shows a lack of respect for the citizens of Shelby County who are forgoing many of the clerk’s services this week in hopes that she is addressing her office’s deficiencies during the closure.”

Comptroller Jason Mumpower, whose office announced last week he would begin consulting with other state officials on a call by Shelby County Commissioners to investigate the clerk’s office, also said the trip to Jamaica “shows that her apologies were meaningless.”


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