commentary

It would not be necessary to reveal every detail of every internal investigation. It WOULD be good to know that an investigation was initiated by xxxxxx, and findings were yyyyyy (no further investigation is needed, changes need to be made, charges were unfounded, etc). The Mayor and Council have been made fully aware of the situation and they feel zzzzz due to qqqqq. The investigation is/isnt ongoing and the case is/isnt closed at this time. This would lend some accountibility to the process without having to divulge all of the details, so that if happened again everyone would know who is responsible. The Mayor and each Councilperson could go on record as having reviewed the case in its entirety and is either satisfied/not satisfied that a quality investigation has been made and/or appropriate steps have/havent been taken, and that they will be monitoring the situation personally in the future, if necessary. The City Manager could answer any questions the Mayor and Council may have regarding this, or any, situation and how it evolved, what improvements, if any, need to be made, etc. This would lend some transparency to the process and some accountability, while protecting the rights of those involved and the delicate nature of personnel decisions. As it is now, people could assume that it was all swept under the rug, as no investigation was done, no actions were taken, and nobody is responsible, now, or in the future.