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Council directs EDC hiring review after member alleges director hired staff without board approval
Summary
A council member moved to place a review of actions by the EDC director on the next City and EDC agenda, alleging a new employment hire was made without board approval and possibly in violation of bylaws, policy or state law; the motion passed.
A council member moved on Aug. 19 to place an item on the next City and EDC meeting agenda to review recent hiring actions by the Crockett Economic Development Corporation director. The member alleged the new position was "not approved in his budget," that it may have been filled without posting or board approval and that the director may have acted contrary to bylaws, policy or state law.
The motion requested answers to who posted the position, who conducted interviews, who decided salary and job description, and whether the action was consistent with applicable bylaws and state rules. A colleague seconded the motion and the council carried it by voice vote. No substantive responses from the EDC director or staff are recorded in the available transcript; the motion sends the matter to the next city and EDC agendas for review.
What happens next: the item will appear on the next City and EDC agenda, where councilors expect staff or the EDC to provide documentation and answers about the hiring process. The vote was procedural and did not itself impose personnel discipline.
