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Northport commission votes 3-2 not to investigate complaint against city manager
Summary
The Northport City Commission voted 3-2 on Dec. 11 to decline an outside investigation into a Dec. 8 complaint against City Manager Jerome Fletcher, a move that also prevented a separate vote on placing him on administrative leave after hours of public comment largely defending Fletcher.
The Northport City Commission voted 3-2 on Dec. 11 to decline an outside investigation into a complaint filed Dec. 8 against City Manager Jerome Fletcher, effectively precluding a separate vote on whether to place him on administrative leave.
City Attorney Fuino told the commission that a complaint had been lodged Dec. 8 and that the personnel policy adopted in 2019 and the city charter (section 9.03) leave some discretion to the commission about interim administrative leave. "If the answer to that question is yes, then I recommend that you place the city manager out on paid administrative leave," Fuino said while explaining that state or federal law does not require leave in this…
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