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Lewisburg council votes to suspend city manager and hire outside law firm to investigate allegations
Summary
At a special call meeting, the Lewisburg City Council voted to hire an outside law firm to investigate allegations against City Manager Roy A. Haslip and to suspend him without pay for 30 days starting when the firm is hired. Earlier attempts to terminate Haslip failed.
The Lewisburg City Council voted Friday to hire an outside law firm to conduct an independent investigation into allegations against City Manager Roy A. Haslip and to suspend Haslip without pay for 30 days beginning on the date the firm is hired.
The action followed an earlier closed executive session on the personnel matter and a lengthy public comment period in which multiple residents urged the council both to support and to carefully evaluate Haslip. Mayor Ben Jim Bingham opened the special call meeting and the council later discussed options that legal counsel had presented in executive session.
Why it matters: The council’s decision puts Haslip on administrative leave while the city pursues an outside inquiry. Council members said steps will be needed to maintain operations during the suspension, including appointing an interim manager or temporary purchasing authority and publicly soliciting proposals from law firms.
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