Georgia Brown Elementary School's long-awaited renovations halted before they could begin after an anomalous geological feature was discovered under the campus in May—pushing students and.
A letter to the City sent earlier this month by Community Development Director Darlene Mataâs attorney, states Mata will voluntarily resign from her position for a settlement of $1.25 million, after two years of unsuccessful attempts to resolve inappropriate behavior by Councilman Art Brieno.
Attorney Rachele Berglund outlined a nearly two year period where Mata made complaints about Brienoâs behavior to the City, with little action. Berglund writes an investigation into Mataâs allegations found 14 out of 16 allegations were sustained, including the following:
Harassed based on gender; harassed based on actual or perceived disability; subjected to a hostile work environment; suffered invasion of privacy; suffered unlawful disclosure of confidential personnel information; suffered unauthorized disclosure of medical records; and suffered retaliation.
Planning Commission member Jason Kemp Van Ee submitted his resignation Monday after the City Council agreed to discuss his removal following questionable social media activity.
City Attorney Ty Mizote sent Kemp Van Ee a letter in early June outlining two major issues with his social media activity; false information about city activity on a council memberâs Facebook page and statements which were âinsensitive towards racial and religious groups.â
Mizote said because the planning commission members serve at the pleasure of the City Council, the body is able to remove Kemp Van Ee.
Kemp Van Ee, however, said his Facebook page is private and shouldnât be taken into consideration by the Council. He said the letter and subsequent council agenda item resulted from comments he made on Councilmember Kalish Morrowâs public Facebook page.