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Resident alleges abusive conduct in Register of Wills office; commissioners say removal of elected official is outside their authority
Summary
A resident reported witnessing a Register of Wills employee being berated by a man identified from a business card as James Roman; commissioners said they lack authority to remove elected officials and county HR is investigating.
Robert "Bob" Kallak told the board he witnessed an incident on Feb. 17 in the Register of Wills office in which an individual allegedly berated and visibly upset an employee.
"The guy in the room was degrading her," Kallak said. He told the board he picked up a business card on the desk that said "James Roman" and asked whether that was the person "talking to them like that." Kallak described the employee as visibly shaken and said other women in the office…
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