Car Trouble: Smoot named in state audit
By Matt Hooper
A audit conducted by the Alabama Public Examiner’s Office has found that Jefferson County Commissioner Shelia Smoot received both a county car and a car allowance for 11 months in 2005 and 2006. According to a Birmingham News report, much of the blame for Smoot’s situation was levied against Jefferson County and no recommendations were directed at Commissioner Smoot personally.
JeffCo Commissioner Shelia Smoot
Smoot was issued a county car on Nov. 8. 2005, just nine days after receiving her first car allowance. Over the next year, she received a total of $5,532.18 in allowances. According to state law, county commissioners are allowed a choice of either a car or the allowance, but not both. (Source: The Birmingham News)
