Computer investigation drags on

Sarasota city commissioners didn’t get much of an update about a computer forensics investigation at their regular meeting Monday at City Hall. Mainly, they were told it will take at least a couple more weeks to even hear an update into an independent analysis of IT project manager Sandra Coleman’s personal computer, which was used last year to access the city’s computer network.

The analysis is being performed to see if any city information is located on the hard drive.

The commission approved an additional $15,000 to $20,000 expense to hire a third party company to extract any information from Coleman’s personal computer that pertains to city business.

The Sylint Group was hired by City Auditor and Clerk Pamela Nadalini to investigate a complaint from a city resident that former city manager Bob Bartolotta and Deputy City Manager Marlon Brown “scrubbed” their computers clean of data.

Also at its regular meeting today, the commission:

Approved:
• A donation of a “Complexus” art sculpture by artist John Henry to the Sarasota Public Art Collection.

Heard:
• A presentation from Florida Power & Light about the company’s quest to modernize its electrical grid.

For more information about the meeting, pick up a copy of Thursday’s June 21 Sarasota Observer.

Contact Kurt Schultheis at [email protected].