The Newton Co. Board of Commissioners made official Tuesday evening what had already been agreed to in principle, and that was the agreement of a settlement* in the amount of $500,000 & a full & final release of all claims regarding the firing of the Newton Co. Recreation Commission's former director - Anthony Avery.
As this publication has written about several times, this seemed to be a money grab & a miscarriage of justice, but, whatever, our county - which is a financial disaster - now has to spend a bunch of money that we don't have. Though, to be fair, the county itself is only paying $175,000 with the Rec Commission & insurance picking up the rest. Still...being that Avery was eviscerated in the 2016 Forensic Audit & was found to have been fired WITH cause, it's a bitter pill for the Newton Co. Taxpayer to have to swallow.
One last thing.
While the county is only going to be paying the aforementioned $175K for this settlement, my source with the Newton Co. government confirmed the following:
NEWTON COUNTY HAD ALREADY SPENT $250,000 ON LEGAL FEES WITH THE AVERY SITUATION.
A quarter of a million dollars already. Just damn...
And that's the REAL Story, folks.
"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers"
Henry VI, Pt 2, Act IV, Scene 2
- MB McCart
*SP 19. BOC: Consideration of approval of Settlement Agreement
and Full and Final Release of All Claims between
Anthony M. Avery, Newton County and Newton County
Recreation Commission.
Anthony M. Avery, Newton County and Newton County
Recreation Commission.
Approved (4/0/1) Commissioner Edwards
recused himself from the vote (served previously
on recreation commission board)
recused himself from the vote (served previously
on recreation commission board)
