Still holding firm that the sale of two state planes by Gov. Rick Scott was not legal, Senate Budget Chairman JD Alexander (R-Lake Wales) has sent a second letter asking the governor to provide the legal authority that he used to dispose of the aircraft.
Alexander notified the governor last week that he believed the sale of the state planes violated the law. But Scott dismissed the question, responding simply that it wasn’t against the law and he had checked with his general counsel.
Alexander has asked the governor to elaborate.
“Please provide me with the legal authority you relied on and the names of those who advised you that you had this authority,” wrote Alexander, who actually agreed with the governor’s end goal of getting rid of the planes.
Alexander asked in the letter that the governor state why the transaction didn’t violate the constitution, or state laws.
Alexander says that it appears the sales were illegal because the governor used the proceeds of the sale of one plane to pay off the lease on the other, and because he refused to continue an appropriation put into state law by the Legislature.
The News Service Florida
