During a Special Called Town Council meeting Thursday December 10, 2009 the Council proposed to amend Grambling’s 2009 Budget and to adopt the 2010 Budget. The public hearing for these ordinances is scheduled for Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.
During this Special Called meeting in an unrelated employee relations matter, the Council sought to have Grambling employee Virginia Gill terminated because of an altercation she had with another employee.
Attorney Breedlove from the Grambling City Attorney’s office explained to the Council it is the mayor’s sole responsibility to hire and fire Grambling employees with the exception of department heads and city offices such as the Clerk, City Attorney, or the water department head.
After an Executive Session, the Town Council unanimously voted to recommend that Grambling Mayor Martha Andrus fire Ms. Gill immediately effective the next business day. Mayor Andrus received the recommendation by saying “You are free to make that recommendation” and made no further comment.
After the meeting adjourned, Mayor Andrus commented to The Fount as to why she was not going to fire Ms. Gill at the Grambling Town Council’s insistence. The Mayor explained that Ms. Gill had already been suspended for two days without pay for her unacceptable behavior, and that firing Ms. Gill was unnecessary.
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