AUBURN, Ind. (WOWO) – The former head of Auburn’s Department of Building, Planning & Development is suing the city.
Our partners in news at ABC 21 report that Amy Schweitzer filed the tort claim against the City of Auburn on October 11 in Dekalb Superior Court. Schweitzer says that she was fired for refusing to follow Mayor Mike Ley’s orders regarding an unsafe building.
The lawsuit claims that Ley prevented Schweitzer from doing her job and vacating a building in downtown Auburn until it was deemed safe. It also claims that Schweitzer was treated unfairly because she was a woman, while male department heads were treated with respect.
Our partners in news at ABC 21 reached out to the city’s attorney and received the following statement,
The City of Auburn is aware of the suit. Previously an EEOC complaint was filed and no findings were made. The City will not comment on pending litigation and will defend the matter fully.
The Mayor is committed to the continuous record growth and expansion of the economy under his leadership.
The complete focus of the City is on the citizens and businesses who make Auburn a great place to live and work.
– W. Erik Weber, City
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If those are her claims, seems like Amy needs counter sued for wasting the City’s time and money on her stupid claims.
She was going into an unsafe building and the Mayor said not to…because he was head of your department for 13 years and certainly would know better than you? LOL sounds like you should thank him for saving yourself from stupidity.
Then the sexist claim…..who are you a Democrat? Did you become head of that department because you’re a woman too?