Amid speculation of reasons surrounding Wednesday’s resignation of City of Sheboygan Human Resources Director Adam Westbrook, City Attorney Charles Adams has strongly rebuked claims of inappropriate conduct by Westbrook. Those claims were made in an open records request filed last week Thursday by Aaron Guenther, a member of the Republican Party of Sheboygan County who ran an unsuccessful campaign for a position on the Sheboygan Common Council this past April.

In a news release from the City on Thursday morning, Adams, reacting to our story, stated that, concerning an investigation: “Adams spoke to several people who were directly part of the conversation. Within hours of receiving the initial information he was able to determine that the conversation was entirely appropriate and above board.”

Adams asserts that there was no relation between the resignation and the alleged offense, which we acknowledge.

WHBL also stands by the need to report when city officials are required to respond to an official request for information; the basis of that request, and the response.

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