FORT PIERCE — A discussion about the city’s charter devolved into a dispute over authority and legal compliance after commissioners raised concerns about how a wage garnishment case involving a city employee was handled.
The issue surfaced during a recent City Commission meeting, when Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky pointed to the situation as an example of unclear lines of authority between city officials.
“In a recent scenario regarding an employee’s wages being garnished and a total disconnect between what the advice was from the attorney to the city manager, and then not letting the city manager reach out to our contracted outside counsel, who is an expert in employment law, was a total overreach,” Dzadovsky said…