CINCINNATI — The City of Cincinnati has contracted employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. following a pre-disciplinary hearing between the city manager's office and Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge, who has been on paid administrative leave since October.
Jackson Lewis P.C. will, according to the contract, provide advice, counsel and assistance in connection with City Manager Sheryl Long's review of the investigative report into Theetge's leadership and "any resulting decisions regarding Teresa Theetge's employment status."
According to the contract, obtained by WCPO, the law firm will bill the city for hours worked, with a maximum compensation set at $50,000, including hourly fees and reimbursable expenses.
"No other compensation of any kind, including but not limited to fringe benefits or overheard, shall be paid by the City unless the City Solicitor authorizes otherwise in a confirming email or writing in advance," the contract says
On Friday, Theetge's attorney said city officials did not say much during her pre-disciplinary hearing at City Hall. Attorney Stephen Imm said they instead listened to Theetge as she responded to the allegations in the independent investigation done by Frost Brown Todd.
A report summary of the investigation, released in late March, said the firm determined Theetge had "not been an effective leader."
"She addressed each and every one of the allegations here today," Imm said. "I can tell you that there is nothing left of the allegations...
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