County Inspector General chosen

Kalinthia Dillard named next county inspector general

The IG committee unanimously selected Dillard, who will take over in June when Inspector General John Carey retires. Inspector general, Palm Beach County.

Initially, the panel selected four finalists. Matthew Dove, with the U.S. Department of Energy, withdrew, and Anthony Zakel, formerly with the U.S. International Development Finance Corp., was unavailable until April because of a medical issue, Palm Beach County recruitment manager Paul Mattedo said.

Panelists filled out paper ballots and committee member and former Lake Worth Beach Mayor Rodney Romano counted the votes.

“I thought they were both highly, highly qualified,” Romano said after announcing Dillard as the appointee.

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