Former Sedgwick County Manager Michael Scholes had county staff falsify a personnel record to help a friend get a job and misused county resources by having a public employee produce photos of him and his family for their personal use, according to an investigation that eventually cost him his job.
Those actions violated county policies and were considered to be the most damaging evidence against Scholes, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the investigation and its aftermath. The findings on Scholes are from a report by lawyer Stephanie Scheck, who was hired by the County Commission as an outside counsel to investigate complaints from county staff members about Scholes’ management style.
Dozens of county employees, city officials and other community stakeholders were interviewed about their interactions with the manager.
(Read more: Wichita Eagle)