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Forest Park council upholds termination of Code Compliance director after HR investigation and employee testimony
Summary
After HR's investigative summary and multiple employee testimonies alleging intimidation and racially insensitive remarks, the Forest Park mayor and council voted to uphold the city manager's decision to terminate Director Gary Walker. Walker denied the allegations and called the proceedings a "witch hunt."
The Forest Park mayor and city council upheld the city manager's recommendation to terminate Gary Walker as director of Code Compliance following a special called meeting Nov. 24 that reviewed an HR investigation and heard testimony from multiple employees.
Interim City Manager (name not stated in the transcript) told the council the HR investigation began after an employee complaint on Oct. 14 and that an investigative summary was completed Oct. 23. The interim manager said the HR findings documented "inconsistent application of positive discipline," "racially insensitive remarks," "body shaming," "threatening and intimidating behavior," and concerns about the integrity of the investigation.…
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