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Orange City council rejects motion to terminate city clerk after public outcry
Summary
After more than an hour of public comment and heated discussion, the Orange City Council failed to adopt a motion to terminate City Clerk Kaylee Burleson, with a 5-2 vote against immediate termination. Speakers across the community urged fairness, cited staff turnover and alleged retaliation by the mayor.
The Orange City Council on Nov. 21 considered but ultimately rejected a motion to terminate the city clerk’s contract following complaints about the clerk’s communications with elected officials and social-media messages.
Mayor Kelly Marks opened the special meeting by saying the clerk had "demonstrated contempt" for the council and that her failure to respond to a meeting request from Senator Tom Wright’s office "may have cost the city approximately $3,000,000." A council member moved to terminate the clerk’s contract "effective immediately," but after public comment and deliberation the motion failed on a roll call vote, with five members voting no and two voting yes.
The matter drew a large turnout of residents and current and former city…
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