EDITORIAL - Disgraced former Madera County CAO Eric Fleming has been hired by the one Fresno contractor who reaped the most financial gain from Fleming’s time on the fourth floor of the Madera County Government Center. Richard Spencer, who has donated thousands of dollars to almost every elected county official’s campaigns and profited from several brand new county buildings, hired Fleming as the new Vice President for Harris Construction’s Central Coast Division earlier this month.
In a press release posted to the company’s Facebook page, Spencer says, “He brings more than 20 years of public sector management experience. Additionally, he was a licensed general contractor with years of experience in construction operations management. Most recently, he was the County Administrative Officer (CAO) for the County of Madera, a position that oversaw 22 department heads and nearly 1,500 employees.”