Lewisburg council suspends city manager 30 days, appoints interim and orders HR review

The Lewisburg City Council voted on Sept. 9 to suspend the city manager for 30 days without pay and to appoint an interim city manager while an internal, HR‑focused independent review is completed. The council also directed staff to pursue an outside investigation of whether city personnel policies and procedures were followed. The action followed a special‑call discussion begun at the Sept. 9 regular meeting about the status of an ongoing criminal inquiry and separate questions about whether city HR policies were followed. Council members said the new review is intended to examine personnel policies, internal roles and whether any city policies were violated. Council discussion identified three distinct tracks: (1) the criminal investigation handled by…