Jersey City Corporation Counsel Sarah Levine says the city effectively “terminated” her yesterday by locking her out of their system, which she detailed in a scathing letter to the City Council and fellow department heads.
“I believe that an abrupt departure, without any meaningful transition, will pose serious risks to the functioning of an already overburdened Law Department and, by extension, to the City and its residents. I see no rational benefit or public interest served by reducing the Law Department by one more attorney who has consistently, faithfully served the City,” she said in the letter.
“Unfortunately, the administration has elected not to pursue the cooperative transition I envisioned. Instead, I was informed this weekend that the administration intends to treat October 16 as my final day of service. I have since been locked out of City systems that are necessary to perform my job, including City email, Microsoft Teams, and electronic files.”…