MONROE, La. (knoe 8 news) - The City of Monroe's Engineering Department head, Sinyale Morrison, has resigned.
Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo accepted her resignation, which was effective yesterday.
Mayor Mayo says, "she volunteeringly resigned and as she mentioned to me and in her letter she is pursuing other opportunities, and she is very excited about it and that had nothing to do with it as far as I am concerned."
Last year the state audit found several findings that showed Morrison may have violated state law by hiring an employee for a job he wasn't qualified for.
Then paid him over 50 thousand dollars a year, plus overtime, for a job auditors say he never performed.
He wasn't the only one.
The report shows poor payroll records allowed other workers to gather hundreds of hours of unapproved overtime pay.
Auditors say Morrison herself took over 40 hours off from work, but the time wasn't deducted from her leave.
She told auditors that the errors were mistakes with the payroll.
Now, assistant district attorney Cynthia Lasverphere says it took the Louisiana State Police a while to do their part of the investigation.
Lavespere says, "several months for them to gather the information and get that to us, we are planning to bring this case before the grand jury within 30 days, we are still however interview witnesses."
Morrison released this statement saying: "working with the City of Monroe has been a rewarding experience - over the last 13 years, I have enjoyed working with the engineering department team, and wish them every success in the future."
Mayor Mayo says for now they have Richard Paulus who is a city engineer, who he has a professional engineer degree.
He says they're working quickly to fill the position.
A Virginia man who was once one of the nation's most prominent swimming coaches has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.
A once-prominent swimming coach who trained thousands of children was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:57 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:57:22 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - After last week's severe weather in Northwest Louisiana, Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency for the area. The National Weather Service says a May 16 thunderstorm
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - After last week's severe weather in Northwest Louisiana, Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency for the area.
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:20 AM EDT2013-05-23 12:20:47 GMT
DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Authorities say a 40-year-old corrections officer assigned to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola has been arrested in a Livingston Parish home invasion case.
DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Authorities say a 40-year-old corrections officer assigned to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola has been arrested in a Livingston Parish home invasion case.
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:40 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:40:55 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A new 2-cents monthly tax on cell phones to help provide services for people with hearing impairment has been approved by the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A new 2-cents monthly tax on cell phones to help provide services for people with hearing impairment has been approved by the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee.
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:00 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:00:21 GMT
WEST MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) – For more than a decade Ray of Hope Ministries has been helping people in need. They are just one organization who has volunteers spending the weekend in Oklahoma.
WEST MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) – For more than a decade Ray of Hope Ministries has been helping people in need. They are just one organization who has volunteers spending the weekend in Oklahoma.
Thursday, May 23 2013 10:43 PM EDT2013-05-24 02:43:01 GMT
MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - After a debate that lasted more than an hour at the Ouachita Parish School Board meeting, the board has voted to name Richwood High's stadium after a former coach.
MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - After a debate that lasted more than an hour at the Ouachita Parish School Board meeting, the board has voted to name Richwood High's stadium after a former coach.
