David Crowley
From WYSH Radio
The Anderson County Commission’s Operations Committee will consider Public Works Director David Crowley’s request that his legal bill be paid after he was acquitted of criminal charges last month. Crowley had been charged with illegally inspecting five buildings without the proper certification, but he was acquitted on those charges in April.
In fighting the charges, Crowley’s legal bill came to $59,258.62. In the past, the County Commission has approved the payment of legal fees for county employees charged with crimes connected to their positions when they are cleared out of the county law director’s budget. The request was considered earlier this month and approved by the county’s budget committee.
That led to some commissioners questioning whether or not Crowley had followed the proper procedures and protests from Law Director Jay Yeager about the money coming from his office’s budget.
In the end, the matter was referred to the county’s Operations Committee, which will meet June 13.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
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