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City manager Ann Mitchell was placed on temporary paid leave after council passed a motion during a Special Meeting on July 28. Council voted to formally terminate Mitchell’s position with the City during a special council meeting Friday.–NEWS FILE PHOTOMedicine Hat News\nMedicine Hat city council officially terminated the employment of city manager Ann Mitchell during a special council meeting early Friday morning.
\nAt the conclusion of a closed session of the meeting, a motion brought forward by Coun. Alison Van Dyke said that Mitchell, the former CAO, was found in violation of policy No. 8047, Respectful Workplace.
\nThe motion called for Mitchell\u2019s employment to be terminated and her appointment as city manager of the City of Medicine Hat revoked immediately, with cause. It also said council will issue a letter to Mitchell with the reasons for her employment being revoked and how she violated the Respectful Workplace policy.
\nAll members of the council in attendance for the virtual meeting were in favour of the motion. Council. Ramona Robbins was not in attendance for the roughly 50-minute meeting.
\nCity council called a special meeting on July 28, placing Mitchell on a temporary paid leave.
\nOn Sept. 29, at a regular council meeting, council disclosed they were starting the process of termination. Council met Sept. 22 for a special council meeting that to discuss personnel matters. They called a second special meeting on Sept. 25 to discuss policy planning matters. Both meetings were in closed, confidential sessions.
\nA dispute between Mayor Linnsie Clark and Mitchell began in August 2023 and led to a council decision to sanction Clark from her duties, prompting her to request a judicial review. Those sanctions were dropped following a judge\u2019s decision, but the breach of code of conduct by the mayor was upheld.
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