The Stanislaus Council of Governments’ policy board is formally responding to civil grand jury findings that exposed rampant spending and alleged misuse of public funds by the transportation agency’s former executive director.
The response approved by the board Tuesday night indicates what StanCOG leaders are doing to address the spending scandal and whether they will follow the grand jury’s 29 recommendations.
Former director Rosa De Leon Park was placed on paid leave in late June and was fired Aug. 6 after the grand jury investigation detailed what it called excessive rental car use, costing taxpayers more than $100,000, as well as lavish spending on travel expenses, hotels, conferences and personal items…