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Council hears public calls to fire city manager; motion to terminate fails, council moves to continue search for replacement
Summary
A special-call meeting and subsequent work session in Lewisburg included public comments accusing the city manager of misconduct, a failed motion to terminate him, and council direction to pursue a professional search of candidates and extend interim management for the near term.
A special-call meeting of the mayor and council of Lewisburg on Oct. 7 drew multiple citizens urging swift action on allegations involving the city manager and prompted a motion to terminate the city manager that did not carry.
Citizens pressed the council during a public-comment period. Mary Sedeno of 1625 Fox Lane said the matter had produced unplanned legal and hiring costs and urged the council to follow any formal investigation: “If TBI’s got something to say, then let them say it,” she said. Joe Bradford of 1208 Glen Avenue told the council the city was “in crisis mode” and urged officials to “restore stability” by removing the manager, saying the manager had admitted to “a physical relationship with an individual doing work for the city.” Michelle Head (1525 New…
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