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Public commenter alleges IT officer used city hardware to film and distribute intimate videos
Summary
A remote public commenter alleged that the city's head of IT (named in comments as Derek Howard) covertly filmed intimate videos using city hardware and that the city reinstated the employee to chamber duty after administrative action; the allegation was made in public comment and no city response was recorded at the meeting.
During the public-comment period a remote attendee identified on the Zoom roster as "Jay Doe" accused the city's head of IT (named in the comment as Derek Howard) of using city hardware while on duty to film the speaker in intimate situations and uploading material to Google. The commenter said the city clerk described the conduct as "inexcusable" in prior communications but, according to the speaker, the employee was returned from administrative leave and resumed duties in the council chamber. The commenter said they had initially withdrawn portions of a prior complaint on law-enforcement advice and described providing metadata to the city that, the speaker said, contradicted the city's earlier statements.
The allegation was presented as a public comment; no city response or resulting action was recorded during the meeting. The council did not discuss personnel matters in open session following that comment. The claim concerns a named city employee and raises serious allegations; reporting here is limited to the statements made during public comment and is attributed to the speaker who made them.
