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Councilor Melinda Griesemer urges payment of outside counsel, accuses county attorney of obstructing state investigation; motion fails
Summary
Councilor Melinda Griesemer told the Johnson County Council her county email was tampered with, that she requested a state police investigation, and that the county attorney refused to cooperate and billed the county for private counsel; her motion to approve the outside counsel invoice failed for lack of a second.
Councilor Melinda Griesemer addressed the Johnson County Council on Feb. 9 seeking approval to pay the invoice of outside conflicts counsel Michelle Harder. Griesemer said her county email account had been tampered with and, because the county does not have a human-resources director, county policy required employee-related issues go to the county attorney — a situation she said created a conflict when the county attorney became a subject of the inquiry.
"I want to speak plainly, calmly, and transparently tonight," Griesemer said. "I have no financial conflicts of interest to disclose." She told the council…
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