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City employee tells audit committee city investigations into harassment, retaliation are inconsistent
Summary
At the July 16 Audit and Finance Committee meeting, a city employee urged the committee to act on an auditor report that found inconsistent handling of discrimination, harassment and retaliation complaints, saying investigators failed to interview complainants and witnesses in his case.
Scott Cobb, a City of Austin employee, told the Audit and Finance Committee on July 16 that the auditor's report the committee received months earlier was correct that "the city does not manage all discrimination, harassment, and retaliation complaints effectively or consistently." He said the problems described in the report remain unaddressed and asked to meet with committee members to discuss them further.
Cobb described several investigation shortcomings he said were highlighted in the report: lack of…
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