Review finds no ethics violations by Adrian city administrator
The Daily Telegram
ADRIAN A review of an ethics violation complaint by Adrian’s former city attorney against the city administrator has found no violations.
Interim city attorney John Gillooly reviewed the allegations made by Tamaris Henagan against Greg Elliott at Elliott’s direction. It is the opinion of the undersigned, having conducted a review of the allegations made by Tamaris Henagan, the binder of materials submitted in support of her allegations, together with other available documents attached hereto as Appendices, that City Administrator Gregory M. Elliott did not violate any City of Adrian Ethics Policy during his tenure as City Administrator,” Gillooly wrote. “Rather, the allegations appear to be made by a disgruntled former independent contractor of the City of Adrian who served as its City Attorney and has recently announced her candidacy for public office within the City of Adrian.”
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ADRIAN Citing “ethical concerns,” Adrian City Attorney Tamaris Henagan submitted her resignation Monday following her annual review by the city commission.
The commission has scheduled a special meeting for 7 p.m. Thursday, May 20, to formally accept Henagan’s resignation and appoint the law firm of Garan Lucow Miller of Ann Arbor as the interim city attorney.
Henagan told the commission she was going to resign regardless of the outcome of the evaluation, and cited Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct from the Michigan Supreme Court in the resignation letter she read to the commission.
“Unfortunately, due to ethical concerns that have been raised, I do not believe I will be able to continue forward as the attorney for the city of Adrian,” Henagan read from her letter. “I’ve notified the city administrator and the commission of those concerns to no avail. As such, I’m under a legal obligation to place these concerns in writing
Editor s note:
This article has been updated to show that Superintendent Bob Behnke s merit pay for his contract was reduced by 76% and that he only accepted the available 24% of merit pay.
ADRIAN Negotiations between Adrian Public Schools Superintendent Bob Behnke and the board of education have resulted in Behnke’s contract being updated to reflect salary increases and merit pay.
Behnke’s updated contract was approved Monday to show salary increases of 2% for the 2021-22 school year.
In the summer of 2020, Behnke’s contract was extended with the district through June 30, 2023, however, he turned down a 1.5% pay raise and only accepted 24% of possible merit pay. Other employees, including teachers, did not receive raises last year, either.