Granite Shoals declines hiring outside investigation, passes it on to BCSO
Granite Shoals fire chief and assistant city manager Tim Campbell (left), City Manager Sarah Novo, and City Attorney Joshua Katz at a special meeting of the Granite Shoals City Council on Dec. 17. Photo by Maci Cottingham.
Granite Shoals city leaders declined to hire an outside firm to investigate complaints involving a “city manager pay increase,” fire department equipment purchases, and travel expense reimbursements, instead referring the matter to the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office for review during a special meeting of the Granite Shoals City Council on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
“The city is not pursuing the engagement of an outside independent contractor for investigation at this time,” Mayor Ron Munos said in a public statement.
The complaints were brought to the city’s attention on Dec. 11, according to Munos, by an unidentified city employee. The city manager, Sarah Novo, and assistant city manager, Tim Campbell, forwarded the concerns, along with supporting documentation, to Burnet County Sheriff’s Office for an independent review.
The Burnet County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to DailyTrib that it could investigate the matter, but specific details of the investigation were not disclosed.
City officials declined to provide additional details, citing that the situation involves personnel matters and an ongoing review process.
“The city will not comment further at this time,” Munos said during the meeting, adding that the report from Burnet County will be shared with the public once it becomes available.
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These small towns sure have become corrupt. If something wasn’t done wrong. Why fear an outside investigation? The voters have no real power or say in what matters anymore. That is why term limits are so important. People stay in office for an eternity and begin to think our way or the highway. A forensic audit should be done every two years and randomly on anything political.
Wow I can hardly believe they don’t want an outsider checking them out. Voters need to ask for forensic audits of all forms of local government at least every two years. We need to be able to see what our officials are up to.