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Resident raises transparency, conflict-of-interest concerns about town manager applicant
Summary
A resident who said they had applied for the town-manager job told the board they were denied access to applications and alleged a possible conflict of interest involving an applicant with ties to a contractor. The resident said redaction of applications for seven days and direction from two named officials contradicted the TCA.
A resident who identified themself as an applicant for Bluff City’s town-manager post used the meeting’s public-comment period to raise concerns about transparency and a possible conflict of interest in the hiring process.
“I had applied for the position of town managers, and I want you all to know that...I have only had the interest of this town at heart,” the resident said, adding the intent of their remarks was to inform the board, not to advance a personal interest. The resident told the…
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