Scott Randolph: The Worst Kind of Politician

Is there anything worse than going to the DMV? We visited Tax Collector Scott Randolph’s office this week to find out. We discovered Randolph not only fell behind on his campaign promises but blatantly ignores his constituents' needs.

Randolph appears to be more interested in living off the taxpayer dime than creating a more efficient environment.

Our undercover reporters found that Randolph often avoids office visits and maintains a significant lack of involvement in the daily affairs of his offices.

Several reports from individuals disgruntled at the lack of customer service in Randolph’s offices told The Orlando Local News of weeks and weeks of backlogged appointments as well as a lack of information given about prerequisites needed for basic services such as I.D. renewals.

Most frustrating to our sources: the impersonal and rude attitudes that many of the employees wield toward customers.

No one expects a visit to the Tax Collectors office to be a trip to Disney, but in the end, regardless of his employees' behavior, the buck stops with Randolph.

Truthfully, Scott Randolph is the worst kind of politician. Even gangsteresque Joel Greenberg amplified greater levels of customer service than Randolph. Randolph promised to be "an expert on tax policy" but can't seem to manage basic administrative duties without failing.

Orange County deserves better than a man hell-bent on breaking Earl K. Wood’s record as the longest serving Tax Collector in Florida history. Gobbling up a whopping $150,000 salary per year of your hard earned dollars, taxpayers should be issued a refund.

Sadly, if history gives any clues, this reality may never change. It seems just a few short years ago that Wood and Republican Jim Huckeba faced off, only to have Wood succeeded by Randolph after the incumbent died in situ.

One party rule never makes for better government. We need a drastic change and Randolph continues Wood’s legacy of poor inefficient management and disastrous customer service.

Perhaps voters should take a closer look the next time Randolph’s name appears on a ballot.

Randolph could not be reached for comment.