A Riviera Beach employee said he’s facing retaliation after telling council members about a toxic work environment at a public meeting earlier in October.
Joseph Jackson Jr., a chief water/sewer maintenance mechanic for the city’s special utility district, told an independent investigator proper investigations into human resource issues and fact-based decision-making were lacking within the department.
His testimony, along with 32 other employees, led to the investigator concluding city administration was negligent after receiving various complaints of racism, sexual harassment, favoritism, and retaliation…