The town of Woodside’s investigation into Town Manager Jason Ledbetter is complete, two months after he released a 14-page whistleblower report detailing allegations ranging from housing element malfeasance to discrimination among Town Council members.
The town enlisted a third-party attorney, David Stallard from Stallard Panebianco P.C., a workplace investigation firm, to review Ledbetter’s claims soon after the report was made public. Stallard’s investigation found that, out of Ledbetter’s 11 allegations, all but one had insufficient evidence to prove true. Only his allegation that Mayor Pro Tempore Paul Goeld told Ledbetter about closed session discussions on his hiring process was sustained.
“Town Council is determining what, if any, corrective action is warranted by the one sustained finding,” according to a press release issued by the town on April 24, The council is reviewing whether Ledbetter’s offer to take a buyout and resign — which came with a threat to make his report public — can serve as cause for dismissal. Until then, Ledbetter will remain on paid administrative leave.
Ledbetter did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A second, separate investigation into Ledbetter’s allegations of violations of the state’s open meeting law is being conducted by the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.
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