Commissioners debate Saturday office access by former assistant city manager; calls for dismissals, authority limited

Commissioner (unnamed) pressed the commission on Monday about a Saturday incident in which former assistant city manager Vicky Gaynor entered city offices and removed boxes of materials, saying she had seen video evidence and wanted immediate dismissals. “Okay. We might as well talk about the elephant in the room,” Commissioner (unnamed) said, describing a letter commissioners had received and citing footage she said showed Gaynor gathering belongings in the building.

Interim City Manager Chris and other staff described the entry as coordinated and escorted. Interim City Manager Chris said Gaynor had lost access to her city computer and her city phone and that work-related materials had already been removed before Gaynor boxed personal effects. “She did not have any access to anything by herself that someone was not in the vicinity of,” Interim City Manager Chris said.

The city attorney told the…