A special City Council meeting was abruptly canceled Monday afternoon, hours before it was set to begin.
The single item on the agenda was a discussion of a nearly 2-year-old investigation of top city staff launched by former Mayor Ronnie Felder.
A note posted on the at 4:53 pm and a sign taped on the locked door of the meeting location notified residents that the 6 pm Monday meeting was canceled.
Council Chairperson Shirley Lanier said in an interview Monday night that she called off the meeting because council members are still waiting on the final report on the investigation from outside council, Tayson Gaines.
But council members have another high-profile meeting scheduled for 6 pm Wednesday, when they are expected to discuss ending the city鈥檚 employment contract with City Manager Jonathan Evans. Council Member Bruce Guyton at the March 18 meeting, but the rest of the board agreed to put off the discussion until this month.
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Lanier described Gaines鈥� report as a rebuttal to Felder鈥檚 investigation.
鈥淚 wanted council members to have a chance to form their questions before the meeting, but we did not get the report in time,鈥� she said.
Lanier said the rebuttal will be released to the public when it is complete, and she will set another meeting to review it.
As Stet News鈥� Joel Engelhardt when the former was released in 2024,it is a collection of complaints from 33 employees or former employees who agreed to air criticism of their managers in exchange for assurances they would not face retaliation.
The former mayor鈥檚 report does not offer the other side. The two bosses most prominently maligned, and his top lieutenant,, were not interviewed.
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