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Commissioner accuses city manager of intimidating 'staring'; city attorney says individual commissioner cannot reprimand manager
Summary
During District 1 remarks, Commissioner Britton accused City Manager Mister Bonaparte of repeatedly 'staring' at staff and herself in a manner she called intimidation and announced she would file a written reprimand; City Attorney Groot told the commission an individual commissioner lacks authority to publicly reprimand the city manager and suggested the statement may be stricken from the record.
Commissioner Britton used her District 1 report at the March 10 Sanford City Commission meeting to raise personnel concerns about the City Manager, saying prolonged "staring" at staff and at her during meetings has been used as an intimidation tactic and describing staff complaints about supervisory behavior.
"Staring at someone for an extended period of time is considered disrespectful," Britton said, adding she has asked the manager in…
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