JEA’s former chief of staff accuses CEO of creating ‘fear-based culture' | CEO responds

Tensions ran high at the JEA Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday as the former chief of staff heavily criticized the CEO’s leadership and doubled down on allegations that she has created a toxic workplace culture. Tuesday’s meeting kicked off with public comment from former JEA’s Chief of Staff Kurt Wilson, whose position was recently eliminated. During his comment, Wilson slammed CEO Vickie Cavey, whom he accused of creating a “pattern of behavior and culture that harms employees and is toxic.”  Cavey responded to the allegations, calling them “unsubstantiated” and “false.” Reporter/anchor Tarik Minor has the latest.