Just to note that Tina Peters is in jail, in part, because she leaked passwords. Obviously you know that she did it intentionally while this seems to be accidental. Still, this is part of being a leader. You should resign if this level of incompetence is done by people you are supposed to have oversight on.

Posted publicly or not posted publicly just the fact that a civil servant had access to a list of passwords that could be posted somewhere is a horrible security practice (that I'm also sure is not isolated to Colorado).

Obviously you know that she did it intentionally while this seems to be accidental. If doing it intentionally warrants jail time, then doing it by accident should warrant termination of employment.

Obviously you know that she did it intentionally while this seems to be accidental. Yes. A big distinction. And Peters did more than just leak passwords (which was bad), she was also guilty of felonious conspiracy and misconduct.