Palm Coast animal control officer accused of using city credit card for personal vet bill

A Palm Coast animal control officer was arrested after investigators said she used a city-issued credit card to pay a $386.64 veterinary bill for her personal dog.Chelsie Willis, 36, of Fort McCoy, was arrested Oct. 16 on a charge of fraudulent use of a credit card for more than $100, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said.The investigation began Oct. 15 after East Coast Animal Hospital employees alerted city administrators. Detectives said Willis used the card Sept. 18 to pay expenses charged to the city’s account and then used the same card to pay expenses on her personal account for her dog, Layla.Witnesses told investigators Willis returned to the clinic Oct. 6 and asked that the dog’s account be moved from her personal account to the city’s account. The request was denied, and the clinic contacted city administrators, who notified the Sheriff’s Office, the release said.“This arrest was the result of a series of very poor decisions that evolved into an attempted cover-up. Public