Former employee urges Eastpointe council to release full investigative report into alleged workplace misconduct

Former city employee Vicky Brooks used her public‑comment time to describe a personnel dispute that she says culminated in a budget amendment on Sept. 2, 2025 that cut her annual wages by $25,000 and led to her layoff. Brooks said she had submitted a six‑page memorandum alleging discriminatory and harassing behavior by the interim city manager and asked council to release the full third‑party investigative report.

Brooks said she believes the outside investigation — described in the meeting as performed by Greco Law — did not interview all relevant parties and alleged a conflict of interest in how the investigator was selected. "Testimony from all parties impacted and clearly identified to the third party company by the name of Greco Law was not secured," Brooks said; she also said the city labor attorney recommended the investigator and that this created a "gross conflict of interest." Brooks asked the council to vote to release the report so impacted people could confirm the investigation was impartial.

City attorney Albright had told the council at the meeting that the third‑party investigation had concluded and that "there were no findings of state or federal violations." Albright said the city retained an outside investigator at the recommendation of its labor counsel; Brooks disputed that the interviews were comprehensive.

The council did not vote on releasing the report during the meeting. Brooks asked the council to consider a public vote to release the investigative findings in full so those affected could assess whether the investigation had been complete and unbiased.

Next steps: Councilmembers did not take immediate formal action on Brooks’ request during the meeting. The item remains a matter for future council consideration if a member places it on an agenda for action.