Lee Lawson, the Tullahoma head of the planning and codes department was relieved of his duties at the beginning of the month. Lee Lawson, the former director of planning and codes, was terminated from his position June 5, according to city officials.
According to documents provided to our news partner The Tullahoma News, Lawson was fired after failing to “perform the required functions” of his role as the planning and codes director, as well as a failure to “take corrective action” after “ongoing counseling” by City Administrator Jennifer Moody.
Lawson’s termination letter details the reasoning. The letter stated Lawson failed to demonstrate in good faith effort to take direction from Administrator Moody and to take steps necessary to ensure the planning and codes department operates in a manner consistent with those directions. There is more information concerning this story at www.tullahomanews.com.