Nov. 22—Cobb County released a statement Tuesday pushing back on allegations that a whistleblower against Superior Court Clerk Connie Taylor was placed on administrative leave by County Manager Jackie McMorris.
The whistleblower, accounting manager Maya Curry, alleged in a letter to the Board of Commissioners and other county officials last week that Taylor ordered Curry to destroy documents related to Taylor's retention of passport application fees. On Thursday, Taylor was set to return to the county about $83,000 of more than $425,000 she has reportedly collected, but that agenda item was abruptly pulled after the county received the notice from Curry.
Taylor is currently under investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
The county contends that letter contained "misleading information," per Tuesday's statement, referencing the following paragraph:
"On November 17, County Manager Jackie McMorris personally called Ms. Curry to inform her that there is an 'investigation,' that Ms. Curry is on 'administrative leave,' and that 'adverse action' may be forthcoming. Notably, placing Ms. Curry on administrative leave is itself an adverse employment action," the letter from Curry's attorney, state Rep. Stacey Evans, D-Atlanta, reads.
The county's statement disputes that the conversation between McMorris and Curry was related to the passport fee issue. Instead, the county said, the conversation was related to an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) complaint...
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