Whitey Ford
12-15-2019, 01:00 AM
Hoschton mayor resigns months after alleged remarks about black job candidate
Mayor Theresa Kenerly speaks during public hearing and regular meeting at Hoschton Train Depot in Hoschton on Thursday, May 30, 2019. Mayor Theresa Kenerly and Councilman Jim Cleveland have been under fire for racist comments regarding the handling of a black candidate for city administrator in March. Last week, dozens of citizens filled out ethics complaint forms in a new attempt to force them from office.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOoo5v_FqgU&feature=youtu.be
Both follow an AJC investigation launched seven months ago into claims that an African American candidate for city administrator was sidetracked by Mayor Theresa Kenerly because of his race.
Both long-serving officials had weathered calls for their resignation and a bipartisan campaign that would have put the question before voters in a recall vote next month.
According to interviews and subsequent court testimony, Kenerly held back the resume of the only black finalist for the job. She later told a council member she did so because “the city isn’t ready for this.”
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/hoschton-mayor-resigns-months-after-alleged-remarks-about-black-job-candidate/BRPT5NYH4VE55I4RRMMDZKLBHE/
Mayor Theresa Kenerly speaks during public hearing and regular meeting at Hoschton Train Depot in Hoschton on Thursday, May 30, 2019. Mayor Theresa Kenerly and Councilman Jim Cleveland have been under fire for racist comments regarding the handling of a black candidate for city administrator in March. Last week, dozens of citizens filled out ethics complaint forms in a new attempt to force them from office.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOoo5v_FqgU&feature=youtu.be
Both follow an AJC investigation launched seven months ago into claims that an African American candidate for city administrator was sidetracked by Mayor Theresa Kenerly because of his race.
Both long-serving officials had weathered calls for their resignation and a bipartisan campaign that would have put the question before voters in a recall vote next month.
According to interviews and subsequent court testimony, Kenerly held back the resume of the only black finalist for the job. She later told a council member she did so because “the city isn’t ready for this.”
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/hoschton-mayor-resigns-months-after-alleged-remarks-about-black-job-candidate/BRPT5NYH4VE55I4RRMMDZKLBHE/