The board voted unanimously to take that action during their meeting Thursday.
Commissioners received a report from Knoxville attorney Benjamin Lauderback late last year that found Peterson unnecessarily berated but didnât threaten the job of a fire prevention officer, Roger Davis.
Peterson chastised Davis after he looped the State Fire Marshalâs Office in on a conversation about using the former Ashe Street Courthouse to house homeless people with COVID-19.
Lauderback did, however, hear from multiple people that Petersonâs management style âcan and does cross the border of profane and demeaning.â
Commissioners have said they intend to factor Lauderbackâs report into their annual evaluation of Peterson, which they put on hold in the fall while they waited for the attorneyâs findings.