A Leavenworth County commissioner made a motion Tuesday to not spend any more money on a lawsuit that challenged the contract of a former employee. No vote was taken on the motion.
Commissioner Bob Holland made the motion after Kansas Senior Judge Edward Bouker issued a ruling in which he declared the employment contract of former Human Resources Director Tamara Copeland invalid.
“Given the judge has made the final ruling, the bleeding needs to stop,” Holland said.
Bouker issued a written decision over the weekend. He ruled that Copeland’s employment contract with the county “was an attempt to improperly bind future boards in matters involving their own administration and responsibilities, thus violating public policy. The contract is thus invalid.”
(Read more: Leavenworth Times)