The municipality has reached a settlement with its former CAO, but details of the agreement will remain confidential, township officials state.
Mapleton Mayor Neil Driscoll confirmed on Jan. 8, when contacted by the Community News, that a settlement had been reached with former CAO/clerk Patty Sinnamon, who was let go by the township on July 2.
“I can say that that’s all finished,” Driscoll said in a telephone interview.
At the time she was dismissed, Driscoll would only confirm Sinnamon was “no longer with the township.” However, Sinnamon told the Community News in a telephone interview on July 7 that she was “terminated.” Neither Sinnamon nor Driscoll would discuss the reasons for her departure from the township.
On Friday, Driscoll declined to provide any further details on the settlement without checking with the township’s lawyer.
“We have to respect both sides I guess, that’s our biggest thing,” he said. “I want to give you an answer that’s truthful,
but is not going to cause us any grief.”
On Jan. 11, in response to another inquiry from the Community News, current CAO Brad McRoberts stated in an email on behalf of Mayor Driscoll, “A mutually agreeable settlement was achieved and we are not at liberty to discuss any details.”
Sinnamon was with the township as since it was formed through amalgamation in 1999. Prior to that she was an administrative assistant with the Village of Drayton. She earned $128,783 in 2014.
Driscoll would not discuss the impact of the agreement on the 2016 budget, but did confirm part of the settlement was paid out in 2015.
