The departure of these two unnecessary positions creates an opportunity to start reducing the ridiculous overspending this town has embarked on over the past few years. Leadership needs to put our money where their mouth is. AFFORDABILITY…
Why did the previously supportive Town Council suddenly buy out Sutherland's very generous Employment Agreement with an extraordinarily generous Release Agreement (payment of 6 months salary, health and retirement benefits payments, unused leave payments.) If The Council terminated Sutherland's employment for violations of state law and terms of the town charter - for which there seems to be some evidence already in the public record - then they did not owe him any severance. The question is, did Sutherland's actions rise to legal violations and had they been approved by the Town Council? If the answer is Yes, then that explains the threat Sutherland posed to and the leverage he had over town councilors. If the answer is No, then why the rush to get him out of office.
The departure of these two unnecessary positions creates an opportunity to start reducing the ridiculous overspending this town has embarked on over the past few years. Leadership needs to put our money where their mouth is. AFFORDABILITY…
Why did the previously supportive Town Council suddenly buy out Sutherland's very generous Employment Agreement with an extraordinarily generous Release Agreement (payment of 6 months salary, health and retirement benefits payments, unused leave payments.) If The Council terminated Sutherland's employment for violations of state law and terms of the town charter - for which there seems to be some evidence already in the public record - then they did not owe him any severance. The question is, did Sutherland's actions rise to legal violations and had they been approved by the Town Council? If the answer is Yes, then that explains the threat Sutherland posed to and the leverage he had over town councilors. If the answer is No, then why the rush to get him out of office.