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Residents accuse council members of retaliation; council moves to executive session on contract dispute
Summary
At the Freeport City Council meeting on March 17, several residents used the public-comment period to defend City Manager Lance Petty and to accuse some council members of pursuing retaliatory actions.
At the Freeport City Council meeting on March 17, several residents used the public-comment period to defend City Manager Lance Petty and to accuse some council members of pursuing retaliatory actions. The session later recessed to an executive session listing demand letters and Mr. Petty’s retention of personal legal counsel on the published agenda.
The council heard multiple speakers who urged against ending Mr. Petty’s contract. “Mr. Petty was the driving force in terminating Kelty’s contract and terminating Casey Roman’s employment with the city,” resident Sam Reyna said, attributing prior misappropriation to earlier administrators and calling Petty “the…
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