“And it is also going to allow the CAT organization to go forward in an orderly manner.”
Mauldin was fired by the board on Jan. 26 in a 6-3 vote. Savannah Alderman Detric Leggett, Gertrude Robinson and Clinton Edminster voted against the termination. The six who voted to fire Mauldin were Board Chairman Deidrick Cody, former Board Chair Michael O Halloran, former Chatham Commissioner Tabitha Odell and Chatham Commissioners Kenneth Adams, Bobby Lockett and Helen Stone.
The whistleblower violation allegations stem from Mauldin s findings related to a legal services request for proposals (RFP).
According to a Notice of Solicitation Decision available on CAT s website, the board of directors awarded a contract for legal services to Bouhan Falligant LLP on Nov. 17, 2020, after putting out an RFP in August.