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Jones County Board suspends employee Kim Adams with pay pending investigation after heated public comments
Summary
The Jones County Board of Tax Assessors voted to suspend employee Kim Adams with pay through Dec. 5 pending an investigation and ordered the return of county property, after public commenters at the meeting criticized the tax assessor’s office and raised concerns about sales ratios and workplace conduct.
The Jones County Board of Tax Assessors voted to suspend employee Kim Adams with pay through Dec. 5, 2024, pending a personnel investigation and directed her to surrender county keys and identification and to arrange retrieval of personal items.
Member Sherilyn offered the motion, saying, “I offer a motion that miss Kim Adams be immediately suspended with pay through December 5 due to insubordination pending further investigation.” The motion was seconded and carried by hand vote; the transcript does not record individual named vote tallies.
The motion also directed that Shannon Wagner meet with Adams on Nov. 19 to retrieve any personal belongings and that Adams be asked to appear at the Board of Assessors regular meeting on Dec. 5, 2024, at 4 p.m. The suspension was described at the meeting as with pay and pending further investigation; the board did not publish a written investigative finding at…
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