Spring Lake officials were told in a letter and Wood said she personally gave them directionthat the town’s response to the investigation should include what the town was going to do to fix the issues, when the issues would be fixed and the position of the person who would be accountable for fixing them. She said the report was presented to the town several weeks ago. “While we have worked with the Town through several challenges, we believe now is a good time to transition to new counsel.”Ĭharleston was not mentioned by name in the commission meeting Wednesday but Wood talked about the town attorney’s role in the town’s response to the investigation. “We sincerely appreciate the opportunity to work with you and your colleagues on the Board of Aldermen,” the letter said. The letter, which The Fayetteville Observer obtained from the commission, informed the mayor that Charleston’s firm is terminating its agreement with the town. When reached by phone Wednesday, Charleston said Anthony was the town’s spokeswoman and referred a reporter to his letter of resignation. Jonathan Charleston, a Fayetteville lawyer, told Spring Lake Mayor Kia Anthony in a letter dated Wednesday that he was providing a 30-day notice as required in his agreement with the town but was willing to leave sooner if the town consented. The commission also learned at Wednesday’s meeting that the town attorney planned to resign. There was discussion at the commission meeting about whether the town would make its payroll this week, but staff members said the employees would get paid. More: Spring Lake response to report on investigation concerns state officials David Erwin remains as the town’s finance officer and also can sign checks, the resolution said. The resolution named Tiffany Anderson and Susan McCullen as deputy finance officers in Spring Lake and designated them as ones who can sign town checks. On Wednesday, the commission adopted a resolution that discharged Wullenwaber from those duties. The commission had appointed Wullenwaber as the town’s deputy finance director and designated her as someone who could sign the town’s checks. The commission took over Spring Lake’s finances in October after state officials became concerned that the town wouldn’t be able to meet its obligations.
The abrupt departure left commission officials scrambling to provide financial stability to the town. The presentation did not mention a name, but Samantha Wullenwaber had been serving as interim town manager. The commission also was told at the meeting that Spring Lake’s interim town manager was recently locked out of her office and escorted from the building on the day the report was released. Wood went over information in the report with members of the commission on Wednesday.
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