It appears Boone County Auditor Debbie Crum will remain in office after the Boone County Council opted Nov. 2 not to ask a judge to consider removing her.
The county council met in a special session after the Boone County Commissioners met earlier in the morning, when they voted to have the case against Crum reviewed by a court. For a legal review to take place, both governing bodies must vote to approve. The county council did not take a vote and no motion was made. Council members did not explain their reasoning during the meeting. County Council President Jennifer Hostetter did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Crum was accused of negligence, violating the law and failing to do her job by county attorney Beth Copeland who made the case for her removal. She detailed 22 specific instances against Crum last month, including leaking personal information of county employees, a lack of internal controls which were flagged by the State Board of Accounts and actions that cost the county tens of thousands of dollars.
Crum’s attorney, Indianapolis attorney Ted Nolting, argued the claims did not meet the narrow threshold for removing an elected official from office. Neither...