Kissimmee Vice Mayor to assume some mayoral duties following Espinosa’s arrest

Kissimmee Vice Mayor Angela Eady will take over some mayoral duties following Mayor Jackie Espinosa’s arrest on grand theft and fraud charges.However, Espinosa will stay on the job – at least for now because she hasn’t resigned, been suspended, or removed from office, as per the Kissimmee City Charter. “I believe she should resign for the good of the city before she is removed by the governor,” said Claudia Zuco, a Kissimmee resident and longtime critic of Espinosa.The embattled mayor was arrested Wednesday morning after months of investigations and impeachment inquiries into whether she broke the law by allowing her family businesses to receive COVID-relief money through “Boost 2.0,” a city program she helped create. She was taken into custody by FDLE agents.Vice Mayor Eady will fill in for Espinosa at City Commission Meetings and ceremonial events, officials said.Zuco filed an open records request into Espinosa’s handling of COVID-19 relief money. Channel 9 Investigates had been look