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Orange Park hires outside firm for employee complaints; council forms policy review committee
Summary
The council approved a contract (4-1) with an outside firm to handle employee-investigation work and voted to form a special council committee to review town policies, standing rules and procedures. The contract is for $18,000 and the committee will be chaired by the vice mayor.
The Town of Orange Park on Jan. 7 approved contracting with an outside law firm to perform investigations of employee complaints and grievances, and council also formed a special committee to review town policies, procedures and codes.
Town Attorney Courtney told council that the town needs a neutral third party for personnel investigations because of confidentiality, conflict‑of‑interest risks and the possibility that the town attorney could be conflicted out of future litigation if the attorney both investigated and later defended the town in court. Courtney presented a…
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