Resident asks Durham commissioners for transparency over county manager leave; board declines comment and approves pulled item
During public comment on a pulled consent item, Amanda Wallace asked whether County Manager Dr. Sowell’s leave was a suspension; the board declined to comment citing personnel rules, approved item 24-0602 unanimously, and moved into closed session to consider a personnel matter.
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Amanda Wallace, founder of Operation Stop CPS, told the board she was seeking clarity about the county manager's absence after a closed session on Sept. 9 and asked whether the manager had been suspended. "My name is Amanda Wallace. I'm the founder of Operation Stop CPS," she said during the public comment period on the pulled consent item. Wallace pressed for transparency: she said community members were hearing that the manager had been suspended and asked whether the leave was tied to wrongdoing.
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