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Residents and attorneys accuse commission of rushed, disparate treatment in former city manager firing
Summary
Several public commenters, including two lawyers, told the Lynn Haven commission that the July firing of former city manager Vicky Gaynor was abrupt, lacked due process and may have been discriminatory compared with a prior case involving a former manager.
Multiple residents and two local attorneys used the commission’s public comment period to challenge the process that led to the termination of former City Manager Vicky Gaynor and to warn of potential legal action.
Attorney Alvin Peters said the city’s “rush to judgment” in firing Gaynor was “abrupt, severe, and discriminatory,” and warned the commission that the city had been exposed to potential liability. “Your actions exposed the city to potential liability, and this matter is not going away quietly,” Peters said.
Peterson Schoon attorney Cecile Schoon…
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