Board sustains findings that town marshal failed to supervise evidence room and management system

The board's proposed findings documented deficiencies in the Galveston Police Department's evidence room and evidence management system, including inventory, identification, and reconciliation issues raised in an independent audit and by officer Joseph Florey.

Chair summarized that the auditor did not treat every discrepancy as proof of loss, but applying the preponderance-of-evidence standard the board concluded Mr. Boyer failed to adequately discharge supervisory responsibilities over the evidence room and the evidence-management system. “The proposed findings sustain count 4,” the chair said, and later the findings similarly sustained count 5 for failures in documentation and reconciliation.

The board emphasized these determinations were limited to disciplinary standards for the town marshal and did not constitute findings about civil claims or damages arising from the incidents.