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WYSH: County officials request records from Clinton as Courthouse case crosses street

Posted at 1:54 pm November 7, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 2 Comments

Clinton City Hall

Clinton City Hall (Photo courtesy City of Clinton)

 

Information from WYSH Radio

The controversy and conflict regarding the copying of hard drives from computers in the Anderson County Human Resources Department has spilled across the street from the County Courthouse to Clinton City Hall.

As we have reported, County Human Resources Director Cathy Best announced her resignation Monday after almost 10 years on the job and her looming departure, along with that of her second-in-command Kerri Ashley, prompted County Mayor Terry Frank to try to have their hard drives copied. Her request was made after she was informed last month that former building inspector Lisa Crumpley was planning on filing a wrongful termination lawsuit against the county, alleging that she was fired for cooperating in the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation probe that led to the indictment of her boss, David Crowley, on charges of inspecting buildings without the necessary certifications.

Frank wanted to copy all forensic evidence on the computers used by Best and Ashley, as they may contain information regarding Crumpley’s termination and what became of her personnel file, which went missing days after she was fired. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Clinton, Government, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Human Resources Department, Cathy Best, City Codes Officer, Clinton City Hall, computers, Curtis Perez, David Crowley, forensic evidence, hard drives, Human Resources Advisory Committee, Kerri Ashley, Lisa Crumpley, MTAS, Municipal Technical Advisory Service, Paul White, Rodney Archer, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Terry Frank, University of Tennessee, wrongful termination, WYSH, WYSH Radio

Sheriff intervenes in standoff between mayor, HR director over computer hard drives

Posted at 9:29 pm November 6, 2014
By John Huotari 2 Comments

Cathy Best of Anderson County Human Resources Department

Human Resources Director Cathy Best is pictured above in the Anderson County Human Resources Department on Wednesday afternoon. With Best’s agreement, the passwords to the department’s computers had been changed, and a few Anderson County Sheriff’s Department deputies were stationed near the entrance to the HR office as Best and Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank sought to resolve a dispute over how to copy two computer hard drives in the office.

 

CLINTON—After the sheriff intervened, the Anderson County mayor and human resources director remained at a standoff Wednesday afternoon over how to copy the hard drives of two computers in the county’s Human Resources Department.

The hard drives could contain personnel records related to building inspector Lisa Crumpley, who was terminated on October 9 and has threatened to sue the county. Her personnel file has been reported missing.

Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank said she wants to preserve records related to Crumpley’s wrongful termination claim, as instructed by Knoxville law firm Kramer Rayson LLP, which represents Crumpley.

On Tuesday, the day after Human Resources Director Cathy Best announced her resignation, Frank proposed sending the hard drives used by Best and Human Resources Generalist Kerri Ashley, who has also resigned, to a Knoxville company to have copies made.

Terry Frank

Terry Frank

But Best objected, Frank said, and the mayor had a technician from Computer Systems Plus come to the Anderson County Courthouse in Clinton on Wednesday morning to make copies on-site. The county consultant had started disassembling the computers when Sheriff Paul White showed up, and the technician quit working because he believed he could be arrested if he continued, the mayor said.

Best said she does not object to copying the hard drives, but she wants to ensure that the proper procedure is followed. She said her department’s hard drives could contain health information that is not public, conversations with attorneys during the past 10 years, and information that might relate to an investigation by the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department of Crumpley’s missing personnel file.

“I have a right and a duty to maintain the security of these files,” Best said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Anderson County, Government, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Courthouse, Anderson County Human Resources Department, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Cathy Best, Computer Systems Plus, computers, Dave Clark, David Crowley, forensic copies, hard drives, Human Resources Advisory Committee, Human Resources Department, indictment, Kerri Ashley, Kramer Rayson, Kramer Rayson LLP, Lisa Crumpley, Paul White, personnel file, Public Works Department, Robert L. Bowman, Rodney Archer, standoff, TBI, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Tennessee Comptroller's Office, Terry Frank, wrongful termination

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