BUT NOW TWO FORMER COUNCILMEMBERS ARE SUING THE CITYDEMANDING THAT HE NOT BERE-HIRED.

LET'S GET TO CONTACT5 INVESTIGATOR WANDA MOOREEXPLAINS WHY.

WANDA?THE LAWSUIT WAS FILED BY THETWO FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS WHOFIRED JONATHAN EVANS INSEPTEMBER OF 2017.THEY NEVER REVEALED THEREASONS FOR THE FIRING ANDMANY IN THE COMMUNITY DEMANDEDHE BE BROUGHT BACK IN THEELECTIONS& EVERY COUNCILMEMBER WHO VOTED FOR THEFIRING WAS NOT RE- ELECTED.NOW THAT THE NEW COUNCIL HASAGREED ON A CONTRACT WITHEVANS TO COME BACK&THE LAWSUITWAS FILED.

IT SAYS LYNNHUBBARD AND TERENCE DAVIS FEARRETALIATION FROM EVANS IF HEBECOMES CITY MANAGER AGAIN THELAWSUIT ALSO SAYS HE SHOULDHAVE NEVER TAKEN THE OFFERSINCE HE PREVIOUSLY AGREED TONOT ACCEPT EMPLOYMENT WITH THECITY AGAINEVANS IS SUPPOSED TO START INJULY THE CITY HAS BEEN WITHOUTA PERMANENT MANAGER SINCE 2017I'M WANDA MOORE, WPTNEWSCHANNEL 5.<<TonightA 30 percent chanceof showers